South Padre Island has a fair market rent (1br) of $866 vs $1,466 in Forest Home (69% lower). South Padre Island has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,047 vs $1,753 in Forest Home (67% lower). South Padre Island scores 209.8 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 222.5 in Forest Home.

Forest Home has a single-family homes of 52.5% compared to 15.6% in South Padre Island. Forest Home has a vacancy rate of 13.5% compared to 74.1% in South Padre Island. South Padre Island has a owner-occupied of 66.2% compared to 35.5% in Forest Home.

South Padre Island: 1,485 vs Forest Home: 551 for labor force. Forest Home has a poverty rate of 6.7% compared to 13.9% in South Padre Island. South Padre Island has a per capita income of $67,367 vs $45,266 in Forest Home (33% higher).

Forest Home has a bachelor's degree or higher of 66.0% compared to 42.2% in South Padre Island. Forest Home has a high school diploma or higher of 66.4% compared to 50.0% in South Padre Island.

South Padre Island has a population of 2,852, about 2.5x the size of Forest Home (1,164). Forest Home skews younger with a median age of 29.4 vs 59.0.

South Padre Island: 2.8 vs Forest Home: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).

Forest Home has a public transit of 23.3% compared to 1.4% in South Padre Island. South Padre Island has a drive alone of 61.4% compared to 22.9% in Forest Home. South Padre Island has a bicycle of 3.5% compared to 3.1% in Forest Home.