Population
Foley
22,330
Kearney
34,024
Median Income
Foley
$67,346
Kearney
$69,790
Home Value
Foley
$260,100
Kearney
$235,800
Rent
Foley
$1,169
Kearney
$922
Crime Rate
Foley
1.93
Kearney
3.01
Cost of Living
Foley
108.6
Kearney
108.8
Avg Temp
Foley
N/A
Kearney
N/A
Unemployment
Foley
5.6%
Kearney
3.2%
How Similar Are Foley & Kearney?
Kearney is Foley's #2 most similar city
7 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Foley
22,330
Kearney
34,024
Kearney has a 34% larger population than Foley.
Violent Crime
Foley
1.93
Kearney
3.01
Kearney has a 36% higher violent crime than Foley.
Property Crime
Foley
15.29
Kearney
16.25
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Foley
78.6%
Kearney
71.8%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 9% difference.
Unemployment
Foley
5.6%
Kearney
3.2%
Foley has a 42% higher unemployment than Kearney.
Median Income
Foley
$67,346
Kearney
$69,790
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Foley
$260,100
Kearney
$235,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Foley
20.6%
Kearney
22.2%
Both cities have similar education — just a 7% difference.
Demographics
Foley
80.7%
Kearney
85.7%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 6% difference.
Cost of Living
Foley
108.6
Kearney
108.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 0% difference.
7 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Foley and Kearney are remarkably similar cities.
At a Glance
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Kearney
Kearney leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability
Source: City Stats Index / HUDKearney has a fair market rent (1br) of $863 vs $1,200 in Foley (39% lower). Kearney has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,031 vs $1,345 in Foley (30% lower). Foley scores 101.4 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 106.7 in Kearney.
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Housing Market — Foley leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFoley has a median property tax of $715 vs $3,504 in Kearney (80% lower). Kearney has a vacancy rate of 6.3% compared to 10.8% in Foley. Foley has a owner-occupied of 74.9% compared to 59.0% in Kearney.
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Jobs & Economy — Kearney leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFoley has a work from home of 9.6% compared to 4.2% in Kearney. Kearney has a unemployment rate of 3.2% compared to 5.6% in Foley. Kearney: 19,728 vs Foley: 9,682 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Foley leads
Source: FBI UCRKearney has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.17 compared to 0.26 in Foley. Foley has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 1.93 compared to 3.01 in Kearney. Kearney has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.04 in Foley.
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Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFoley has a high school diploma or higher of 48.3% compared to 36.8% in Kearney. Kearney has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.2% compared to 20.6% in Foley.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSKearney has a population of 34,024, about 1.5x the size of Foley (22,330). Kearney skews younger with a median age of 32.4 vs 53.3.
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Foley
Kearney
Healthcare — Kearney leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareKearney: 5 vs Foley: 4 for with emergency services.
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Kearney leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFoley has a work from home of 9.6% compared to 4.2% in Kearney. Kearney has a public transit of 0.3% compared to 0.0% in Foley. Kearney has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.2% in Foley.
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