Population
Fair Lawn
35,153
Castle Rock
76,614
Median Income
Fair Lawn
$147,952
Castle Rock
$143,031
Home Value
Fair Lawn
$532,700
Castle Rock
$621,700
Rent
Fair Lawn
$1,908
Castle Rock
$1,946
Crime Rate
Fair Lawn
0.44
Castle Rock
0.36
Cost of Living
Fair Lawn
205.9
Castle Rock
206.0
Avg Temp
Fair Lawn
N/A
Castle Rock
N/A
Unemployment
Fair Lawn
4.7%
Castle Rock
4.5%
How Similar Are Fair Lawn & Castle Rock?
Castle Rock is Fair Lawn's #7 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Fair Lawn
35,153
Castle Rock
76,614
Castle Rock (76,614) is about 2.2x larger than Fair Lawn (35,153).
Violent Crime
Fair Lawn
0.44
Castle Rock
0.36
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 8% difference.
Property Crime
Fair Lawn
9.38
Castle Rock
9.38
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 0% difference.
Political Leaning
Fair Lawn
47.3%
Castle Rock
52.3%
Fair Lawn leans Democratic while Castle Rock leans Republican.
Unemployment
Fair Lawn
4.7%
Castle Rock
4.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Fair Lawn
$147,952
Castle Rock
$143,031
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Fair Lawn
$532,700
Castle Rock
$621,700
Castle Rock has a 14% higher home values than Fair Lawn.
Education
Fair Lawn
43.1%
Castle Rock
35.8%
Fair Lawn has a 17% higher education than Castle Rock.
Demographics
Fair Lawn
69.2%
Castle Rock
83.5%
Castle Rock has a 17% higher demographics than Fair Lawn.
Cost of Living
Fair Lawn
205.9
Castle Rock
206.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 0% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Fair Lawn and Castle Rock share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Fair Lawn
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Castle Rock
Castle Rock leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Castle Rock leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFair Lawn scores 158.8 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 218.6 in Castle Rock. Castle Rock has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,754 vs $2,024 in Fair Lawn (15% lower). Castle Rock has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,089 vs $2,324 in Fair Lawn (11% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCastle Rock has a median property tax of $3,493 vs $10,001 in Fair Lawn (186% lower). Fair Lawn has a vacancy rate of 1.9% compared to 3.3% in Castle Rock. Castle Rock has a median home value of $621,700 vs $532,700 in Fair Lawn (14% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Castle Rock leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCastle Rock has a poverty rate of 3.8% compared to 6.1% in Fair Lawn. Castle Rock: 43,933 vs Fair Lawn: 18,363 for labor force. Castle Rock has a work from home of 25.3% compared to 18.9% in Fair Lawn.
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Crime & Safety — Fair Lawn leads
Source: FBI UCRFair Lawn has a violent crime clearance of 93.8% compared to 43.3% in Castle Rock. Fair Lawn has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.06 in Castle Rock. Fair Lawn has a property crime clearance of 34.1% compared to 18.1% in Castle Rock.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Fair Lawn leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFair Lawn has a bachelor's degree or higher of 43.1% compared to 35.8% in Castle Rock. Fair Lawn has a high school diploma or higher of 53.3% compared to 44.7% in Castle Rock.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCastle Rock has a population of 76,614, about 2.2x the size of Fair Lawn (35,153). Castle Rock skews younger with a median age of 35.8 vs 39.2.
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Fair Lawn
Castle Rock
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareFair Lawn: 4 vs Castle Rock: 3 for with emergency services. Castle Rock: 3.7 vs Fair Lawn: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Castle Rock leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFair Lawn has a public transit of 11.4% compared to 0.2% in Castle Rock. Castle Rock has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.1% in Fair Lawn. Castle Rock has a work from home of 25.3% compared to 18.9% in Fair Lawn.
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