Population
Cleveland
367,523
Shreveport
183,483
Median Income
Cleveland
$39,187
Shreveport
$48,465
Home Value
Cleveland
$94,100
Shreveport
$178,100
Rent
Cleveland
$894
Shreveport
$980
Crime Rate
Cleveland
15.61
Shreveport
12.30
Cost of Living
Cleveland
78.0
Shreveport
88.1
Avg Temp
Cleveland
51°F
Shreveport
N/A
Unemployment
Cleveland
11.5%
Shreveport
8.9%
How Similar Are Cleveland & Shreveport?
Shreveport is Cleveland's #10 most similar city
2 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Cleveland
367,523
Shreveport
183,483
Cleveland (367,523) is about 2.0x larger than Shreveport (183,483).
Violent Crime
Cleveland
15.61
Shreveport
12.30
Cleveland has a 21% higher violent crime than Shreveport.
Property Crime
Cleveland
44.26
Shreveport
39.90
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 10% difference.
Political Leaning
Cleveland
33.9%
Shreveport
47.0%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Shreveport has a stronger Democratic lean (28% difference).
Unemployment
Cleveland
11.5%
Shreveport
8.9%
Cleveland has a 23% higher unemployment than Shreveport.
Median Income
Cleveland
$39,187
Shreveport
$48,465
Shreveport has a 19% higher median income than Cleveland.
Home Values
Cleveland
$94,100
Shreveport
$178,100
Shreveport has a 47% higher home values than Cleveland.
Education
Cleveland
14.8%
Shreveport
18.6%
Shreveport has a 21% higher education than Cleveland.
Demographics
Cleveland
36.7%
Shreveport
36.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 0% difference.
Cost of Living
Cleveland
78.0
Shreveport
88.1
Shreveport has a 11% higher cost of living than Cleveland.
2 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Cleveland and Shreveport differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Cleveland
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Shreveport
Shreveport leads in 4 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 97.4 in Shreveport. Shreveport has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,111 vs $1,279 in Cleveland (15% lower). Cleveland scores 78.0 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 88.1 in Shreveport.
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Housing Market — Shreveport leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSShreveport has a median home value of $178,100 vs $94,100 in Cleveland (47% higher). Shreveport has a median property tax of $1,191 vs $1,699 in Cleveland (43% lower). Shreveport has a single-family homes of 71.0% compared to 53.2% in Cleveland.
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Jobs & Economy — Shreveport leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland: 178,918 vs Shreveport: 83,240 for labor force. Cleveland has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 5.7% in Shreveport. Shreveport has a poverty rate of 23.6% compared to 30.8% in Cleveland.
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Crime & Safety — Shreveport leads
Source: FBI UCRShreveport has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.80 compared to 3.89 in Cleveland. Shreveport has a property crime clearance of 8.7% compared to 2.7% in Cleveland. Shreveport has a violent crime clearance of 23.7% compared to 16.5% in Cleveland.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Shreveport leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauShreveport has a bachelor's degree or higher of 18.6% compared to 14.8% in Cleveland. Shreveport has a high school diploma or higher of 39.2% compared to 38.0% in Cleveland.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland has a population of 367,523, about 2x the size of Shreveport (183,483). Cleveland skews younger with a median age of 36.3 vs 37.5.
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Cleveland
Shreveport
Healthcare — Cleveland leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareCleveland: 4 vs Shreveport: 2 for with emergency services. Cleveland: 3.5 vs Shreveport: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Cleveland leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.1% in Shreveport. Cleveland has a public transit of 6.9% compared to 1.3% in Shreveport. Cleveland has a work from home of 10.1% compared to 5.7% in Shreveport.
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