Population
Forest Park
14,000
Garner
32,543
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Garner
$77,496
Home Value
Forest Park
$293,800
Garner
$320,300
Rent
Forest Park
$1,352
Garner
$1,452
Crime Rate
Forest Park
4.16
Garner
3.65
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Garner
129.5
Avg Temp
Forest Park
N/A
Garner
N/A
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Garner
6.8%
How Similar Are Forest Park & Garner?
Garner is Forest Park's #22 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Forest Park
14,000
Garner
32,543
Garner (32,543) is about 2.3x larger than Forest Park (14,000).
Violent Crime
Forest Park
4.16
Garner
3.65
Forest Park has a 12% higher violent crime than Garner.
Property Crime
Forest Park
28.31
Garner
45.07
Garner has a 37% higher property crime than Forest Park.
Political Leaning
Forest Park
28.4%
Garner
36.4%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Garner has a stronger Democratic lean (22% difference).
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Garner
6.8%
Garner has a 25% higher unemployment than Forest Park.
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Garner
$77,496
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Forest Park
$293,800
Garner
$320,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Forest Park
38.6%
Garner
32.3%
Forest Park has a 16% higher education than Garner.
Demographics
Forest Park
53.9%
Garner
59.2%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 9% difference.
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Garner
129.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Forest Park and Garner share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Forest Park
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Garner
Garner leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Garner leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDGarner scores 157.6 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 170.5 in Forest Park. Forest Park scores 113.2 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 118.5 in Garner. Garner scores 129.5 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 135.2 in Forest Park.
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Housing Market — Garner leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarner has a median property tax of $2,506 vs $6,871 in Forest Park (174% lower). Garner has a single-family homes of 70.0% compared to 35.8% in Forest Park. Garner has a vacancy rate of 7.3% compared to 9.5% in Forest Park.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Garner leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarner: 17,978 vs Forest Park: 8,074 for labor force. Garner has a poverty rate of 7.3% compared to 10.8% in Forest Park. Forest Park has a unemployment rate of 5.1% compared to 6.8% in Garner.
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Crime & Safety — Garner leads
Source: FBI UCRGarner has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.30 in Forest Park. Garner has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.46 compared to 1.34 in Forest Park. Garner has a violent crime clearance of 51.5% 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 32.3% in Garner. Forest Park has a high school diploma or higher of 52.1% compared to 46.2% in Garner.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarner has a population of 32,543, about 2.3x the size of Forest Park (14,000). Garner skews younger with a median age of 37.6 vs 40.0.
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Forest Park
Garner
Healthcare — Garner leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGarner: 4.7 vs Forest Park: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSForest Park has a public transit of 10.8% compared to 0.1% in Garner. Forest Park has a bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.1% in Garner. Garner has a drive alone of 71.2% compared to 54.9% in Forest Park.
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