Population
Forest Park
14,000
Maplewood
40,981
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Maplewood
$88,534
Home Value
Forest Park
$293,800
Maplewood
$291,300
Rent
Forest Park
$1,352
Maplewood
$1,316
Crime Rate
Forest Park
4.16
Maplewood
4.54
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Maplewood
134.5
Avg Temp
Forest Park
N/A
Maplewood
N/A
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Maplewood
3.4%
How Similar Are Forest Park & Maplewood?
Maplewood is Forest Park's #2 most similar city
7 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Forest Park
14,000
Maplewood
40,981
Maplewood (40,981) is about 2.9x larger than Forest Park (14,000).
Violent Crime
Forest Park
4.16
Maplewood
4.54
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 8% difference.
Property Crime
Forest Park
28.31
Maplewood
27.15
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 4% difference.
Political Leaning
Forest Park
28.4%
Maplewood
27.2%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 4% difference.
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Maplewood
3.4%
Forest Park has a 33% higher unemployment than Maplewood.
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Maplewood
$88,534
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Forest Park
$293,800
Maplewood
$291,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 1% difference.
Education
Forest Park
38.6%
Maplewood
25.4%
Forest Park has a 34% higher education than Maplewood.
Demographics
Forest Park
53.9%
Maplewood
54.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Maplewood
134.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
7 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Forest Park and Maplewood are remarkably similar cities.
At a Glance
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Forest Park
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Maplewood
Maplewood leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Maplewood leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDForest Park scores 113.2 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 135.3 in Maplewood. Maplewood scores 150.8 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 170.5 in Forest Park. Maplewood has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,581 in Forest Park (13% lower).
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Housing Market — Maplewood leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMaplewood has a vacancy rate of 4.6% compared to 9.5% in Forest Park. Maplewood has a median property tax of $3,709 vs $6,871 in Forest Park (85% lower). Maplewood has a single-family homes of 68.7% compared to 35.8% in Forest Park.
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Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMaplewood: 21,837 vs Forest Park: 8,074 for labor force. Maplewood has a unemployment rate of 3.4% compared to 5.1% in Forest Park. Forest Park has a per capita income of $55,165 vs $42,566 in Maplewood (30% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Maplewood leads
Source: FBI UCRMaplewood has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.30 in Forest Park. Maplewood has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.81 compared to 1.34 in Forest Park. Maplewood has a violent crime clearance of 65.0% 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 25.4% in Maplewood. Forest Park has a high school diploma or higher of 52.1% compared to 42.4% in Maplewood.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMaplewood has a population of 40,981, about 2.9x the size of Forest Park (14,000).
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Forest Park
Maplewood
Healthcare — Maplewood leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMaplewood: 5 vs Forest Park: 3 for with emergency services. Maplewood: 3.8 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 1.7% in Maplewood. Forest Park has a bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.2% in Maplewood. Maplewood has a drive alone of 71.2% compared to 54.9% in Forest Park.
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