Population
Bethel Park
33,070
Shaker Heights
29,004
Median Income
Bethel Park
$104,129
Shaker Heights
$97,721
Home Value
Bethel Park
$258,700
Shaker Heights
$288,000
Rent
Bethel Park
$1,259
Shaker Heights
$1,149
Crime Rate
Bethel Park
0.59
Shaker Heights
0.56
Cost of Living
Bethel Park
137.6
Shaker Heights
147.7
Avg Temp
Bethel Park
N/A
Shaker Heights
N/A
Unemployment
Bethel Park
3.5%
Shaker Heights
4.9%
How Similar Are Bethel Park & Shaker Heights?
Shaker Heights is Bethel Park's #25 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Bethel Park
33,070
Shaker Heights
29,004
Bethel Park has a 12% larger population than Shaker Heights.
Violent Crime
Bethel Park
0.59
Shaker Heights
0.56
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 3% difference.
Property Crime
Bethel Park
6.31
Shaker Heights
5.84
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 7% difference.
Political Leaning
Bethel Park
39.4%
Shaker Heights
33.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Bethel Park has a stronger Democratic lean (14% difference).
Unemployment
Bethel Park
3.5%
Shaker Heights
4.9%
Shaker Heights has a 29% higher unemployment than Bethel Park.
Median Income
Bethel Park
$104,129
Shaker Heights
$97,721
Both cities have similar median income — just a 6% difference.
Home Values
Bethel Park
$258,700
Shaker Heights
$288,000
Shaker Heights has a 10% higher home values than Bethel Park.
Education
Bethel Park
39.5%
Shaker Heights
49.1%
Shaker Heights has a 19% higher education than Bethel Park.
Demographics
Bethel Park
93.2%
Shaker Heights
55.7%
Bethel Park has a 40% higher demographics than Shaker Heights.
Cost of Living
Bethel Park
137.6
Shaker Heights
147.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Bethel Park and Shaker Heights share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Bethel Park leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Bethel Park leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBethel Park scores 120.4 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 149.4 in Shaker Heights. Bethel Park scores 146.3 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 169.6 in Shaker Heights. Bethel Park has a living wage (1 adult) of $60,559 vs $65,006 in Shaker Heights (7% lower).
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Housing Market — Bethel Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBethel Park has a median property tax of $4,537 vs $9,264 in Shaker Heights (51% lower). Bethel Park has a single-family homes of 80.0% compared to 57.5% in Shaker Heights. Bethel Park has a vacancy rate of 5.4% compared to 8.3% in Shaker Heights.
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Jobs & Economy — Bethel Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBethel Park has a poverty rate of 4.3% compared to 7.1% in Shaker Heights. Bethel Park has a work from home of 23.7% compared to 18.0% in Shaker Heights. Bethel Park has a unemployment rate of 3.5% compared to 4.9% in Shaker Heights.
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Crime & Safety — Bethel Park leads
Source: FBI UCRBethel Park has a property crime clearance of 51.0% compared to 11.4% in Shaker Heights. Shaker Heights has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.17 compared to 0.41 in Bethel Park. Bethel Park has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.03 in Shaker Heights.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauShaker Heights has a bachelor's degree or higher of 49.1% compared to 39.5% in Bethel Park.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBethel Park has a population of 33,070, about 1.1x the size of Shaker Heights (29,004). Shaker Heights skews younger with a median age of 42.0 vs 48.9.
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Bethel Park
Shaker Heights
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBethel Park: 5 vs Shaker Heights: 3 for with emergency services. Shaker Heights: 4.0 vs Bethel Park: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSShaker Heights has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.0% in Bethel Park. Bethel Park has a work from home of 23.7% compared to 18.0% in Shaker Heights. Bethel Park has a public transit of 4.9% compared to 4.3% in Shaker Heights.
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