Population
Crestview
28,046
Front Royal
15,152
Median Income
Crestview
$69,279
Front Royal
$64,025
Home Value
Crestview
$266,500
Front Royal
$284,900
Rent
Crestview
$1,312
Front Royal
$1,133
Crime Rate
Crestview
2.14
Front Royal
3.35
Cost of Living
Crestview
116.0
Front Royal
109.0
Avg Temp
Crestview
N/A
Front Royal
N/A
Unemployment
Crestview
2.7%
Front Royal
5.4%
How Similar Are Crestview & Front Royal?
Front Royal is Crestview's #16 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Crestview
28,046
Front Royal
15,152
Crestview has a 46% larger population than Front Royal.
Violent Crime
Crestview
2.14
Front Royal
3.35
Front Royal has a 36% higher violent crime than Crestview.
Property Crime
Crestview
14.08
Front Royal
15.33
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Crestview
70.7%
Front Royal
68.3%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 3% difference.
Unemployment
Crestview
2.7%
Front Royal
5.4%
Front Royal's unemployment is significantly higher than Crestview's — 51% difference.
Median Income
Crestview
$69,279
Front Royal
$64,025
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Crestview
$266,500
Front Royal
$284,900
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Crestview
14.1%
Front Royal
12.8%
Both cities have similar education — just a 9% difference.
Demographics
Crestview
62.2%
Front Royal
72.9%
Front Royal has a 15% higher demographics than Crestview.
Cost of Living
Crestview
116.0
Front Royal
109.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Crestview and Front Royal share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Crestview
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Front Royal
Crestview leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Front Royal leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFront Royal has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,002 vs $1,581 in Crestview (58% lower). Front Royal has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,315 vs $1,785 in Crestview (36% lower). Front Royal scores 97.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 105.9 in Crestview.
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Housing Market — Front Royal leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFront Royal has a vacancy rate of 5.3% compared to 7.5% in Crestview. Front Royal has a median rent of $1,133 vs $1,312 in Crestview (16% lower). Front Royal has a median property tax of $1,624 vs $1,828 in Crestview (13% lower).
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCrestview: 14,062 vs Front Royal: 7,650 for labor force. Crestview has a unemployment rate of 2.7% compared to 5.4% in Front Royal. Crestview has a poverty rate of 9.4% compared to 13.9% in Front Royal.
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Crime & Safety — Crestview leads
Source: FBI UCRFront Royal has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.77 compared to 1.84 in Crestview. Crestview has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.06 in Front Royal. Crestview has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.26 in Front Royal.
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Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFront Royal has a high school diploma or higher of 39.2% compared to 29.6% in Crestview. Crestview has a bachelor's degree or higher of 14.1% compared to 12.8% in Front Royal.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCrestview has a population of 28,046, about 1.9x the size of Front Royal (15,152). Crestview skews younger with a median age of 32.2 vs 37.6.
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Foreign Born
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Crestview
Front Royal
Healthcare — Crestview leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareCrestview: 3.5 vs Front Royal: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Crestview leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCrestview has a public transit of 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Front Royal. Crestview has a drive alone of 76.8% compared to 73.3% in Front Royal. Front Royal has a work from home of 9.0% compared to 8.9% in Crestview.
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