Population
Denton
146,987
Clearwater
117,075
Median Income
Denton
$73,719
Clearwater
$64,440
Home Value
Denton
$325,700
Clearwater
$326,100
Rent
Denton
$1,344
Clearwater
$1,539
Crime Rate
Denton
2.04
Clearwater
3.40
Cost of Living
Denton
130.7
Clearwater
122.8
Avg Temp
Denton
N/A
Clearwater
N/A
Unemployment
Denton
5.2%
Clearwater
4.7%
How Similar Are Denton & Clearwater?
Clearwater is Denton's #7 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Denton
146,987
Clearwater
117,075
Denton has a 20% larger population than Clearwater.
Violent Crime
Denton
2.04
Clearwater
3.40
Clearwater has a 40% higher violent crime than Denton.
Property Crime
Denton
17.45
Clearwater
18.33
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Denton
55.8%
Clearwater
52.1%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 7% difference.
Unemployment
Denton
5.2%
Clearwater
4.7%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 10% difference.
Median Income
Denton
$73,719
Clearwater
$64,440
Denton has a 13% higher median income than Clearwater.
Home Values
Denton
$325,700
Clearwater
$326,100
Both cities have similar home values — just a 0% difference.
Education
Denton
25.7%
Clearwater
24.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 4% difference.
Demographics
Denton
62.8%
Clearwater
70.3%
Clearwater has a 11% higher demographics than Denton.
Cost of Living
Denton
130.7
Clearwater
122.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Denton and Clearwater share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Clearwater leads in 3 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 112.7 in Denton. Clearwater scores 99.3 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 106.3 in Denton. Clearwater scores 122.8 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 130.7 in Denton.
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Housing Market — Denton leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClearwater has a median property tax of $2,386 vs $5,456 in Denton (129% lower). Denton has a vacancy rate of 6.6% compared to 18.3% in Clearwater. Denton has a single-family homes of 57.8% compared to 44.9% in Clearwater.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Clearwater leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDenton: 82,484 vs Clearwater: 58,576 for labor force. Clearwater has a work from home of 19.9% compared to 12.2% in Denton. Denton has a median household income of $73,719 vs $64,440 in Clearwater (14% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Denton leads
Source: FBI UCRDenton has a violent crime clearance of 31.5% compared to 3.8% in Clearwater. Denton has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.16 compared to 2.27 in Clearwater. Denton has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.26 compared to 0.50 in Clearwater.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauClearwater has a high school diploma or higher of 46.9% compared to 38.2% in Denton. Denton has a bachelor's degree or higher of 25.7% compared to 24.7% in Clearwater.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDenton has a population of 146,987, about 1.3x the size of Clearwater (117,075). Denton skews younger with a median age of 31.0 vs 46.4.
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Black
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Denton
Clearwater
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareDenton: 4.7 vs Clearwater: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Clearwater: 4 vs Denton: 3 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Clearwater leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSClearwater has a public transit of 2.8% compared to 0.9% in Denton. Clearwater has a work from home of 19.9% compared to 12.2% in Denton. Clearwater has a bicycle of 1.1% compared to 0.7% in Denton.
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