Population
Allen Park
28,128
Blue Springs
59,416
Median Income
Allen Park
$80,045
Blue Springs
$84,075
Home Value
Allen Park
$174,500
Blue Springs
$241,500
Rent
Allen Park
$1,181
Blue Springs
$1,213
Crime Rate
Allen Park
2.39
Blue Springs
2.36
Cost of Living
Allen Park
115.5
Blue Springs
121.8
Avg Temp
Allen Park
N/A
Blue Springs
N/A
Unemployment
Allen Park
4.9%
Blue Springs
3.5%
How Similar Are Allen Park & Blue Springs?
Blue Springs is Allen Park's #12 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Allen Park
28,128
Blue Springs
59,416
Blue Springs (59,416) is about 2.1x larger than Allen Park (28,128).
Violent Crime
Allen Park
2.39
Blue Springs
2.36
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 1% difference.
Property Crime
Allen Park
17.50
Blue Springs
24.49
Blue Springs has a 29% higher property crime than Allen Park.
Political Leaning
Allen Park
33.7%
Blue Springs
39.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Blue Springs has a stronger Democratic lean (15% difference).
Unemployment
Allen Park
4.9%
Blue Springs
3.5%
Allen Park has a 30% higher unemployment than Blue Springs.
Median Income
Allen Park
$80,045
Blue Springs
$84,075
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Allen Park
$174,500
Blue Springs
$241,500
Blue Springs has a 28% higher home values than Allen Park.
Education
Allen Park
21.7%
Blue Springs
22.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 4% difference.
Demographics
Allen Park
82.4%
Blue Springs
81.4%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Allen Park
115.5
Blue Springs
121.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Allen Park and Blue Springs share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Blue Springs leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Allen Park leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDAllen Park scores 120.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 132.0 in Blue Springs. Allen Park has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,122 vs $1,197 in Blue Springs (6% lower). Allen Park has a living wage (1 adult) of $50,798 vs $53,614 in Blue Springs (5% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBlue Springs has a vacancy rate of 2.8% compared to 4.8% in Allen Park. Blue Springs has a median home value of $241,500 vs $174,500 in Allen Park (28% higher). Allen Park has a owner-occupied of 86.2% compared to 68.7% in Blue Springs.
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Jobs & Economy — Allen Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBlue Springs: 31,323 vs Allen Park: 15,181 for labor force. Blue Springs has a unemployment rate of 3.5% compared to 4.9% in Allen Park. Blue Springs has a work from home of 14.8% compared to 9.9% in Allen Park.
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Crime & Safety — Blue Springs leads
Source: FBI UCRAllen Park has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.05 in Blue Springs. Blue Springs has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.21 compared to 0.40 in Allen Park. Blue Springs has a property crime clearance of 9.5% compared to 2.1% in Allen Park.
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Schools & Education — Blue Springs leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBlue Springs has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.7% compared to 21.7% in Allen Park.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBlue Springs has a population of 59,416, about 2.1x the size of Allen Park (28,128). Blue Springs skews younger with a median age of 36.7 vs 43.2.
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Allen Park
Blue Springs
Healthcare — Blue Springs leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBlue Springs: 3.0 vs Allen Park: 1.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Blue Springs: 5 vs Allen Park: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Blue Springs leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBlue Springs has a public transit of 0.2% compared to 0.0% in Allen Park. Blue Springs has a work from home of 14.8% compared to 9.9% in Allen Park. Blue Springs has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.2% in Allen Park.
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