Population
Forest Park
14,000
Brown Deer
12,615
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Brown Deer
$91,567
Home Value
Forest Park
$293,800
Brown Deer
$221,100
Rent
Forest Park
$1,352
Brown Deer
$1,132
Crime Rate
Forest Park
4.16
Brown Deer
3.48
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Brown Deer
130.1
Avg Temp
Forest Park
N/A
Brown Deer
N/A
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Brown Deer
4.5%
How Similar Are Forest Park & Brown Deer?
Brown Deer is Forest Park's #12 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Forest Park
14,000
Brown Deer
12,615
Both cities have similar populations — Forest Park at 14,000 and Brown Deer at 12,615.
Violent Crime
Forest Park
4.16
Brown Deer
3.48
Forest Park has a 16% higher violent crime than Brown Deer.
Property Crime
Forest Park
28.31
Brown Deer
26.12
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Forest Park
28.4%
Brown Deer
29.8%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Brown Deer
4.5%
Forest Park has a 11% higher unemployment than Brown Deer.
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Brown Deer
$91,567
Brown Deer has a 11% higher median income than Forest Park.
Home Values
Forest Park
$293,800
Brown Deer
$221,100
Forest Park has a 25% higher home values than Brown Deer.
Education
Forest Park
38.6%
Brown Deer
29.9%
Forest Park has a 23% higher education than Brown Deer.
Demographics
Forest Park
53.9%
Brown Deer
49.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 8% difference.
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Brown Deer
130.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Forest Park and Brown Deer share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Forest Park
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Brown Deer
Brown Deer leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Brown Deer leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBrown Deer has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,119 vs $1,581 in Forest Park (41% lower). Brown Deer has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,338 vs $1,781 in Forest Park (33% lower). Brown Deer scores 133.3 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 170.5 in Forest Park.
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Housing Market — Brown Deer leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBrown Deer has a median property tax of $4,771 vs $6,871 in Forest Park (44% lower). Brown Deer has a single-family homes of 62.7% compared to 35.8% in Forest Park. Forest Park has a median home value of $293,800 vs $221,100 in Brown Deer (33% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Brown Deer leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBrown Deer has a poverty rate of 8.4% compared to 10.8% in Forest Park. Forest Park has a per capita income of $55,165 vs $42,914 in Brown Deer (29% higher). Forest Park: 8,074 vs Brown Deer: 7,124 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Brown Deer leads
Source: FBI UCRBrown Deer has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.55 compared to 1.34 in Forest Park. Brown Deer has a property crime clearance of 43.9% compared to 20.7% in Forest Park. Brown Deer has a violent crime clearance of 52.3% compared to 25.0% in Forest Park.
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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 29.9% in Brown Deer. Forest Park has a high school diploma or higher of 52.1% compared to 47.9% in Brown Deer.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSForest Park has a population of 14,000, about 1.1x the size of Brown Deer (12,615).
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Forest Park
Brown Deer
Healthcare — Brown Deer leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBrown Deer: 4 vs Forest Park: 3 for with emergency services. Brown Deer: 3.0 vs Forest Park: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Forest Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSForest Park has a public transit of 10.8% compared to 0.6% in Brown Deer. Forest Park has a bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.3% in Brown Deer. Brown Deer has a drive alone of 72.1% compared to 54.9% in Forest Park.
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