Population
Flint
80,835
Saginaw
43,879
Median Income
Flint
$36,194
Saginaw
$37,298
Home Value
Flint
$47,600
Saginaw
$54,000
Rent
Flint
$859
Saginaw
$909
Crime Rate
Flint
9.30
Saginaw
1.74
Cost of Living
Flint
71.7
Saginaw
73.0
Avg Temp
Flint
N/A
Saginaw
N/A
Unemployment
Flint
17.4%
Saginaw
11.5%
How Similar Are Flint & Saginaw?
Saginaw is Flint's #2 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Flint
80,835
Saginaw
43,879
Flint has a 46% larger population than Saginaw.
Violent Crime
Flint
9.30
Saginaw
1.74
Flint's violent crime is significantly higher than Saginaw's — 81% difference.
Property Crime
Flint
41.69
Saginaw
14.27
Flint's property crime is significantly higher than Saginaw's — 66% difference.
Political Leaning
Flint
47.2%
Saginaw
51.0%
Flint leans Democratic while Saginaw leans Republican.
Unemployment
Flint
17.4%
Saginaw
11.5%
Flint has a 34% higher unemployment than Saginaw.
Median Income
Flint
$36,194
Saginaw
$37,298
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Flint
$47,600
Saginaw
$54,000
Saginaw has a 12% higher home values than Flint.
Education
Flint
8.6%
Saginaw
7.8%
Both cities have similar education — just a 10% difference.
Demographics
Flint
34.5%
Saginaw
39.5%
Saginaw has a 13% higher demographics than Flint.
Cost of Living
Flint
71.7
Saginaw
73.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Flint and Saginaw share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Flint
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Saginaw
Flint leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Flint leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSaginaw scores 70.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 78.9 in Flint. Flint has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,033 vs $1,117 in Saginaw (8% lower). Flint scores 67.6 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 73.0 in Saginaw.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSaginaw has a vacancy rate of 15.5% compared to 20.9% in Flint. Flint has a median property tax of $1,071 vs $1,298 in Saginaw (17% lower). Saginaw has a median home value of $54,000 vs $47,600 in Flint (12% higher).
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Median Property Tax
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Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Flint leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFlint: 34,704 vs Saginaw: 18,286 for labor force. Saginaw has a unemployment rate of 11.5% compared to 17.4% in Flint. Flint has a work from home of 8.3% compared to 6.8% in Saginaw.
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Crime & Safety — Saginaw leads
Source: FBI UCRSaginaw has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.17 compared to 7.58 in Flint. Saginaw has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.20 compared to 1.14 in Flint. Saginaw has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 1.74 compared to 9.30 in Flint.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Flint leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFlint has a bachelor's degree or higher of 8.6% compared to 7.8% in Saginaw. Flint has a high school diploma or higher of 32.9% compared to 31.4% in Saginaw.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFlint has a population of 80,835, about 1.8x the size of Saginaw (43,879).
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Black
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Asian
Flint
Saginaw
Healthcare — Flint leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareFlint: 2.2 vs Saginaw: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Saginaw leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFlint has a public transit of 4.0% compared to 0.8% in Saginaw. Saginaw has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.0% in Flint. Flint has a work from home of 8.3% compared to 6.8% in Saginaw.
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