Population
Eagan
68,158
Apple Valley
55,696
Median Income
Eagan
$107,486
Apple Valley
$99,277
Home Value
Eagan
$380,800
Apple Valley
$354,200
Rent
Eagan
$1,604
Apple Valley
$1,678
Crime Rate
Eagan
1.03
Apple Valley
2.14
Cost of Living
Eagan
159.6
Apple Valley
153.6
Avg Temp
Eagan
N/A
Apple Valley
N/A
Unemployment
Eagan
3.9%
Apple Valley
3.9%
How Similar Are Eagan & Apple Valley?
Apple Valley is Eagan's #3 most similar city
7 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Eagan
68,158
Apple Valley
55,696
Eagan has a 18% larger population than Apple Valley.
Violent Crime
Eagan
1.03
Apple Valley
2.14
Apple Valley's violent crime is significantly higher than Eagan's — 52% difference.
Property Crime
Eagan
17.70
Apple Valley
16.68
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Eagan
42.5%
Apple Valley
42.5%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Eagan
3.9%
Apple Valley
3.9%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 2% difference.
Median Income
Eagan
$107,486
Apple Valley
$99,277
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Eagan
$380,800
Apple Valley
$354,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 7% difference.
Education
Eagan
37.4%
Apple Valley
30.7%
Eagan has a 18% higher education than Apple Valley.
Demographics
Eagan
71.0%
Apple Valley
70.1%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Eagan
159.6
Apple Valley
153.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
7 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Eagan and Apple Valley are remarkably similar cities.
At a Glance
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Eagan leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Apple Valley leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDApple Valley scores 151.8 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 164.3 in Eagan. Apple Valley scores 125.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 132.2 in Eagan. Apple Valley scores 120.7 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 125.7 in Eagan.
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Housing Market — Apple Valley leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSApple Valley has a vacancy rate of 2.0% compared to 2.4% in Eagan. Apple Valley has a single-family homes of 78.5% compared to 71.1% in Eagan. Apple Valley has a median property tax of $3,476 vs $3,740 in Eagan (8% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Eagan leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEagan: 40,302 vs Apple Valley: 30,064 for labor force. Eagan has a per capita income of $56,477 vs $48,875 in Apple Valley (16% higher). Eagan has a median household income of $107,486 vs $99,277 in Apple Valley (8% higher).
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Crime & Safety
Source: FBI UCREagan has a violent crime clearance of 50.7% compared to 26.3% in Apple Valley. Eagan has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.06 compared to 0.16 in Apple Valley. Eagan has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.72 compared to 1.78 in Apple Valley.
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Schools & Education — Eagan leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauEagan has a bachelor's degree or higher of 37.4% compared to 30.7% in Apple Valley. Eagan has a high school diploma or higher of 47.7% compared to 43.4% in Apple Valley.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEagan has a population of 68,158, about 1.2x the size of Apple Valley (55,696). Apple Valley skews younger with a median age of 37.0 vs 39.1.
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Black
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Eagan
Apple Valley
Healthcare — Eagan leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareEagan: 4.3 vs Apple Valley: 4.2 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSApple Valley has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.1% in Eagan. Apple Valley has a public transit of 2.1% compared to 2.0% in Eagan. Eagan has a work from home of 20.5% compared to 19.9% in Apple Valley.
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