Population
Clearwater
117,075
Burnsville
64,295
Median Income
Clearwater
$64,440
Burnsville
$83,953
Home Value
Clearwater
$326,100
Burnsville
$335,100
Rent
Clearwater
$1,539
Burnsville
$1,501
Crime Rate
Clearwater
3.40
Burnsville
2.10
Cost of Living
Clearwater
122.8
Burnsville
137.5
Avg Temp
Clearwater
N/A
Burnsville
N/A
Unemployment
Clearwater
4.7%
Burnsville
4.7%
How Similar Are Clearwater & Burnsville?
Burnsville is Clearwater's #15 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Clearwater
117,075
Burnsville
64,295
Clearwater has a 45% larger population than Burnsville.
Violent Crime
Clearwater
3.40
Burnsville
2.10
Clearwater has a 38% higher violent crime than Burnsville.
Property Crime
Clearwater
18.33
Burnsville
18.89
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Clearwater
52.1%
Burnsville
42.5%
Clearwater leans Republican while Burnsville leans Democratic.
Unemployment
Clearwater
4.7%
Burnsville
4.7%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 0% difference.
Median Income
Clearwater
$64,440
Burnsville
$83,953
Burnsville has a 23% higher median income than Clearwater.
Home Values
Clearwater
$326,100
Burnsville
$335,100
Both cities have similar home values — just a 3% difference.
Education
Clearwater
24.7%
Burnsville
27.2%
Both cities have similar education — just a 9% difference.
Demographics
Clearwater
70.3%
Burnsville
65.3%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 7% difference.
Cost of Living
Clearwater
122.8
Burnsville
137.5
Burnsville has a 11% higher cost of living than Clearwater.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Clearwater and Burnsville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Burnsville leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Clearwater leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDClearwater scores 98.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 128.3 in Burnsville. Burnsville has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,696 in Clearwater (21% lower). Burnsville has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,709 vs $1,977 in Clearwater (16% lower).
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Housing Market — Burnsville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBurnsville has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 18.3% in Clearwater. Burnsville has a single-family homes of 64.0% compared to 44.9% in Clearwater. Clearwater has a median property tax of $2,386 vs $3,298 in Burnsville (28% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Burnsville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBurnsville has a poverty rate of 8.7% compared to 15.4% in Clearwater. Clearwater: 58,576 vs Burnsville: 36,202 for labor force. Clearwater has a work from home of 19.9% compared to 15.7% in Burnsville.
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Crime & Safety — Burnsville leads
Source: FBI UCRBurnsville has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.17 compared to 0.50 in Clearwater. Burnsville has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.02 compared to 2.16 in Clearwater. Burnsville has a violent crime clearance of 55.9% compared to 3.8% in Clearwater.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauClearwater has a high school diploma or higher of 46.9% compared to 41.2% in Burnsville. Burnsville has a bachelor's degree or higher of 27.2% compared to 24.7% in Clearwater.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClearwater has a population of 117,075, about 1.8x the size of Burnsville (64,295). Burnsville skews younger with a median age of 36.9 vs 46.4.
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Clearwater
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Healthcare — Burnsville leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBurnsville: 4.2 vs Clearwater: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Burnsville: 5 vs Clearwater: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Clearwater leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClearwater has a bicycle of 1.1% compared to 0.0% in Burnsville. Clearwater has a public transit of 2.8% compared to 1.8% in Burnsville. Clearwater has a work from home of 19.9% compared to 15.7% in Burnsville.
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