Population
Cleveland
367,523
Greensboro
298,564
Median Income
Cleveland
$39,187
Greensboro
$58,884
Home Value
Cleveland
$94,100
Greensboro
$221,300
Rent
Cleveland
$894
Greensboro
$1,114
Crime Rate
Cleveland
15.61
Greensboro
9.24
Cost of Living
Cleveland
78.0
Greensboro
102.0
Avg Temp
Cleveland
51°F
Greensboro
N/A
Unemployment
Cleveland
11.5%
Greensboro
5.1%
How Similar Are Cleveland & Greensboro?
Greensboro is Cleveland's #21 most similar city
1 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Cleveland
367,523
Greensboro
298,564
Cleveland has a 19% larger population than Greensboro.
Violent Crime
Cleveland
15.61
Greensboro
9.24
Cleveland has a 41% higher violent crime than Greensboro.
Property Crime
Cleveland
44.26
Greensboro
33.83
Cleveland has a 24% higher property crime than Greensboro.
Political Leaning
Cleveland
33.9%
Greensboro
38.4%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Greensboro has a stronger Democratic lean (12% difference).
Unemployment
Cleveland
11.5%
Greensboro
5.1%
Cleveland's unemployment is significantly higher than Greensboro's — 55% difference.
Median Income
Cleveland
$39,187
Greensboro
$58,884
Greensboro has a 33% higher median income than Cleveland.
Home Values
Cleveland
$94,100
Greensboro
$221,300
Greensboro's home values is significantly higher than Cleveland's — 57% difference.
Education
Cleveland
14.8%
Greensboro
25.5%
Greensboro has a 42% higher education than Cleveland.
Demographics
Cleveland
36.7%
Greensboro
40.4%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 9% difference.
Cost of Living
Cleveland
78.0
Greensboro
102.0
Greensboro has a 24% higher cost of living than Cleveland.
1 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Cleveland and Greensboro differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Greensboro
Greensboro leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Cleveland leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDCleveland scores 80.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 118.1 in Greensboro. Cleveland scores 78.0 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 102.0 in Greensboro. Cleveland has a living wage (family of 4) of $81,155 vs $106,111 in Greensboro (24% lower).
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Housing Market — Greensboro leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGreensboro has a vacancy rate of 9.3% compared to 15.9% in Cleveland. Greensboro has a median home value of $221,300 vs $94,100 in Cleveland (57% higher). Cleveland has a median property tax of $1,699 vs $2,155 in Greensboro (21% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Greensboro leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGreensboro has a unemployment rate of 5.1% compared to 11.5% in Cleveland. Greensboro has a poverty rate of 18.4% compared to 30.8% in Cleveland. Greensboro has a median household income of $58,884 vs $39,187 in Cleveland (33% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Greensboro leads
Source: FBI UCRGreensboro has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 1.74 compared to 3.89 in Cleveland. Greensboro has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.14 compared to 0.30 in Cleveland. Greensboro has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 4.82 compared to 8.60 in Cleveland.
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Schools & Education — Greensboro leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGreensboro has a bachelor's degree or higher of 25.5% compared to 14.8% in Cleveland. Greensboro has a high school diploma or higher of 39.2% compared to 38.0% in Cleveland.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland has a population of 367,523, about 1.2x the size of Greensboro (298,564). Greensboro skews younger with a median age of 34.1 vs 36.3.
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Cleveland
Greensboro
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGreensboro: 5 vs Cleveland: 4 for with emergency services. Cleveland: 3.5 vs Greensboro: 3.2 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Greensboro leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.2% in Greensboro. Cleveland has a public transit of 6.9% compared to 2.4% in Greensboro. Greensboro has a work from home of 11.8% compared to 10.1% in Cleveland.
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