Population
Evansville
116,441
Lawton
90,662
Median Income
Evansville
$52,251
Lawton
$53,588
Home Value
Evansville
$129,100
Lawton
$134,200
Rent
Evansville
$949
Lawton
$935
Crime Rate
Evansville
12.12
Lawton
8.20
Cost of Living
Evansville
86.2
Lawton
85.7
Avg Temp
Evansville
N/A
Lawton
N/A
Unemployment
Evansville
5.3%
Lawton
8.1%
How Similar Are Evansville & Lawton?
Lawton is Evansville's #12 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Evansville
116,441
Lawton
90,662
Evansville has a 22% larger population than Lawton.
Violent Crime
Evansville
12.12
Lawton
8.20
Evansville has a 32% higher violent crime than Lawton.
Property Crime
Evansville
36.79
Lawton
26.53
Evansville has a 28% higher property crime than Lawton.
Political Leaning
Evansville
55.6%
Lawton
60.7%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 8% difference.
Unemployment
Evansville
5.3%
Lawton
8.1%
Lawton has a 35% higher unemployment than Evansville.
Median Income
Evansville
$52,251
Lawton
$53,588
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Evansville
$129,100
Lawton
$134,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 4% difference.
Education
Evansville
15.4%
Lawton
14.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 5% difference.
Demographics
Evansville
77.1%
Lawton
53.6%
Evansville has a 31% higher demographics than Lawton.
Cost of Living
Evansville
86.2
Lawton
85.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Evansville and Lawton share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Evansville leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Lawton leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDLawton scores 70.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 79.8 in Evansville. Lawton has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,001 vs $1,113 in Evansville (11% lower). Lawton has a fair market rent (1br) of $784 vs $860 in Evansville (10% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEvansville has a vacancy rate of 11.1% compared to 16.5% in Lawton. Evansville has a owner-occupied of 53.9% compared to 44.6% in Lawton. Evansville has a median property tax of $1,097 vs $1,266 in Lawton (13% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Evansville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLawton has a work from home of 12.4% compared to 5.2% in Evansville. Evansville has a unemployment rate of 5.3% compared to 8.1% in Lawton. Evansville: 59,409 vs Lawton: 44,291 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety
Source: FBI UCREvansville has a violent crime clearance of 57.2% compared to 24.9% in Lawton. Lawton has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 14.91 compared to 28.21 in Evansville. Lawton has a assault rate (per 1k) of 5.95 compared to 10.53 in Evansville.
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Schools & Education — Evansville leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauEvansville has a high school diploma or higher of 39.1% compared to 35.8% in Lawton. Evansville has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.4% compared to 14.6% in Lawton.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEvansville has a population of 116,441, about 1.3x the size of Lawton (90,662). Lawton skews younger with a median age of 32.1 vs 38.1.
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Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareEvansville: 3.5 vs Lawton: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Lawton: 4 vs Evansville: 3 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Evansville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEvansville has a public transit of 1.0% compared to 0.6% in Lawton. Lawton has a work from home of 12.4% compared to 5.2% in Evansville. Evansville has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.4% in Lawton.
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