Population
Boone
19,534
Monmouth
11,176
Median Income
Boone
$28,633
Monmouth
$66,858
Home Value
Boone
$373,600
Monmouth
$380,500
Rent
Boone
$1,080
Monmouth
$1,137
Crime Rate
Boone
0.90
Monmouth
1.33
Cost of Living
Boone
91.8
Monmouth
120.5
Avg Temp
Boone
N/A
Monmouth
N/A
Unemployment
Boone
14.8%
Monmouth
6.7%
How Similar Are Boone & Monmouth?
Monmouth is Boone's #6 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Boone
19,534
Monmouth
11,176
Boone has a 43% larger population than Monmouth.
Violent Crime
Boone
0.90
Monmouth
1.33
Monmouth has a 32% higher violent crime than Boone.
Property Crime
Boone
9.09
Monmouth
9.46
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 4% difference.
Political Leaning
Boone
46.3%
Monmouth
50.4%
Boone leans Democratic while Monmouth leans Republican.
Unemployment
Boone
14.8%
Monmouth
6.7%
Boone's unemployment is significantly higher than Monmouth's — 55% difference.
Median Income
Boone
$28,633
Monmouth
$66,858
Monmouth's median income is significantly higher than Boone's — 57% difference.
Home Values
Boone
$373,600
Monmouth
$380,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 2% difference.
Education
Boone
15.9%
Monmouth
14.9%
Both cities have similar education — just a 7% difference.
Demographics
Boone
86.1%
Monmouth
79.0%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 8% difference.
Cost of Living
Boone
91.8
Monmouth
120.5
Monmouth has a 24% higher cost of living than Boone.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Boone and Monmouth share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Monmouth leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Boone leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBoone scores 53.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 98.2 in Monmouth. Boone scores 71.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 101.1 in Monmouth. Boone has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,177 vs $1,560 in Monmouth (25% lower).
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Housing Market — Monmouth leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMonmouth has a single-family homes of 62.7% compared to 30.5% in Boone. Monmouth has a owner-occupied of 45.5% compared to 23.8% in Boone. Boone has a median property tax of $2,233 vs $3,721 in Monmouth (40% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Monmouth leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMonmouth has a poverty rate of 15.6% compared to 52.1% in Boone. Monmouth has a unemployment rate of 6.7% compared to 14.8% in Boone. Boone: 10,093 vs Monmouth: 5,819 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Boone leads
Source: FBI UCRBoone has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.35 in Monmouth. Boone has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.45 compared to 0.97 in Monmouth. Boone has a property crime clearance of 30.8% compared to 20.6% in Monmouth.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMonmouth has a high school diploma or higher of 28.4% compared to 21.3% in Boone. Boone has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.9% compared to 14.9% in Monmouth.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoone has a population of 19,534, about 1.7x the size of Monmouth (11,176). Boone skews younger with a median age of 21.5 vs 26.2.
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Healthcare — Monmouth leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMonmouth: 2.7 vs Boone: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Monmouth leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoone has a public transit of 2.5% compared to 1.0% in Monmouth. Monmouth has a bicycle of 1.6% compared to 0.0% in Boone. Boone: 13 min vs Monmouth: 21 min for mean commute time.
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