Population
Forest Park
14,000
Bremerton
44,531
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Bremerton
$74,399
Home Value
Forest Park
$293,800
Bremerton
$409,500
Rent
Forest Park
$1,352
Bremerton
$1,535
Crime Rate
Forest Park
4.16
Bremerton
4.34
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Bremerton
135.7
Avg Temp
Forest Park
N/A
Bremerton
N/A
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Bremerton
5.2%
How Similar Are Forest Park & Bremerton?
Bremerton is Forest Park's #10 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Forest Park
14,000
Bremerton
44,531
Bremerton (44,531) is about 3.2x larger than Forest Park (14,000).
Violent Crime
Forest Park
4.16
Bremerton
4.34
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 4% difference.
Property Crime
Forest Park
28.31
Bremerton
28.15
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 1% difference.
Political Leaning
Forest Park
28.4%
Bremerton
37.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Bremerton has a stronger Democratic lean (25% difference).
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Bremerton
5.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 2% difference.
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Bremerton
$74,399
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Forest Park
$293,800
Bremerton
$409,500
Bremerton has a 28% higher home values than Forest Park.
Education
Forest Park
38.6%
Bremerton
18.1%
Forest Park's education is significantly higher than Bremerton's — 53% difference.
Demographics
Forest Park
53.9%
Bremerton
68.7%
Bremerton has a 22% higher demographics than Forest Park.
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Bremerton
135.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 0% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Forest Park and Bremerton share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Forest Park
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Bremerton
Bremerton leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Bremerton leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDForest Park has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,781 vs $2,031 in Bremerton (12% lower). Forest Park scores 170.5 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 180.0 in Bremerton. Bremerton scores 106.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 112.2 in Forest Park.
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Housing Market — Bremerton leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBremerton has a median property tax of $2,963 vs $6,871 in Forest Park (132% lower). Bremerton has a vacancy rate of 6.5% compared to 9.5% in Forest Park. Bremerton has a single-family homes of 59.6% compared to 35.8% in Forest Park.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Forest Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSForest Park has a work from home of 19.0% compared to 9.4% in Bremerton. Bremerton: 25,502 vs Forest Park: 8,074 for labor force. Forest Park has a per capita income of $55,165 vs $40,201 in Bremerton (37% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Bremerton leads
Source: FBI UCRBremerton has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.04 compared to 0.30 in Forest Park. Bremerton has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.48 compared to 1.34 in Forest Park. Forest Park has a property crime clearance of 20.7% compared to 8.2% in Bremerton.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Forest Park leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauForest Park has a bachelor's degree or higher of 38.6% compared to 18.1% in Bremerton. Forest Park has a high school diploma or higher of 52.1% compared to 34.5% in Bremerton.
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Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBremerton has a population of 44,531, about 3.2x the size of Forest Park (14,000). Bremerton skews younger with a median age of 33.0 vs 40.0.
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Black
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Asian
Forest Park
Bremerton
Healthcare — Bremerton leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBremerton: 3.8 vs Forest Park: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Bremerton: 4 vs Forest Park: 3 for with emergency services.
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
With Emergency Services
Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSForest Park has a work from home of 19.0% compared to 9.4% in Bremerton. Forest Park has a public transit of 10.8% compared to 7.7% in Bremerton. Bremerton has a bicycle of 1.1% compared to 0.8% in Forest Park.
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