Population
Clayton
28,043
Harwood Heights
8,851
Median Income
Clayton
$73,348
Harwood Heights
$79,651
Home Value
Clayton
$292,400
Harwood Heights
$316,400
Rent
Clayton
$1,542
Harwood Heights
$1,166
Crime Rate
Clayton
1.68
Harwood Heights
1.18
Cost of Living
Clayton
127.2
Harwood Heights
129.7
Avg Temp
Clayton
N/A
Harwood Heights
N/A
Unemployment
Clayton
2.0%
Harwood Heights
4.0%
How Similar Are Clayton & Harwood Heights?
Harwood Heights is Clayton's #9 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Clayton
28,043
Harwood Heights
8,851
Clayton (28,043) is about 3.2x larger than Harwood Heights (8,851).
Violent Crime
Clayton
1.68
Harwood Heights
1.18
Clayton has a 30% higher violent crime than Harwood Heights.
Property Crime
Clayton
12.83
Harwood Heights
12.82
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 0% difference.
Political Leaning
Clayton
36.4%
Harwood Heights
28.4%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Clayton has a stronger Democratic lean (22% difference).
Unemployment
Clayton
2.0%
Harwood Heights
4.0%
Harwood Heights's unemployment is significantly higher than Clayton's — 51% difference.
Median Income
Clayton
$73,348
Harwood Heights
$79,651
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Clayton
$292,400
Harwood Heights
$316,400
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Clayton
22.5%
Harwood Heights
22.8%
Both cities have similar education — just a 1% difference.
Demographics
Clayton
60.2%
Harwood Heights
75.3%
Harwood Heights has a 20% higher demographics than Clayton.
Cost of Living
Clayton
127.2
Harwood Heights
129.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Clayton and Harwood Heights share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Clayton
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Harwood Heights
Harwood Heights leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Clayton leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDClayton scores 112.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 117.4 in Harwood Heights. Clayton scores 106.1 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 110.9 in Harwood Heights. Clayton scores 104.8 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 108.7 in Harwood Heights.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHarwood Heights has a vacancy rate of 3.0% compared to 5.4% in Clayton. Clayton has a single-family homes of 76.5% compared to 46.4% in Harwood Heights. Clayton has a median property tax of $2,565 vs $5,654 in Harwood Heights (55% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Harwood Heights leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClayton: 15,043 vs Harwood Heights: 4,628 for labor force. Clayton has a unemployment rate of 2.0% compared to 4.0% in Harwood Heights. Clayton has a work from home of 14.6% compared to 11.6% in Harwood Heights.
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Crime & Safety — Harwood Heights leads
Source: FBI UCRHarwood Heights has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.47 compared to 1.30 in Clayton. Clayton has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.54 compared to 4.35 in Harwood Heights. Harwood Heights has a property crime clearance of 28.4% compared to 8.4% in Clayton.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Harwood Heights leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauHarwood Heights has a high school diploma or higher of 42.6% compared to 38.5% in Clayton. Harwood Heights has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.8% compared to 22.5% in Clayton.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClayton has a population of 28,043, about 3.2x the size of Harwood Heights (8,851). Clayton skews younger with a median age of 32.7 vs 41.5.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Clayton
Harwood Heights
Healthcare — Clayton leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareClayton: 4.0 vs Harwood Heights: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHarwood Heights has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.0% in Clayton. Harwood Heights has a public transit of 7.8% compared to 0.0% in Clayton. Clayton has a work from home of 14.6% compared to 11.6% in Harwood Heights.
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