Population
Forest Park
14,000
New Hope
21,402
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
New Hope
$73,698
Home Value
Forest Park
$293,800
New Hope
$314,600
Rent
Forest Park
$1,352
New Hope
$1,306
Crime Rate
Forest Park
4.16
New Hope
1.87
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
New Hope
123.8
Avg Temp
Forest Park
N/A
New Hope
N/A
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
New Hope
5.3%
How Similar Are Forest Park & New Hope?
New Hope is Forest Park's #23 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Forest Park
14,000
New Hope
21,402
New Hope has a 35% larger population than Forest Park.
Violent Crime
Forest Park
4.16
New Hope
1.87
Forest Park's violent crime is significantly higher than New Hope's — 55% difference.
Property Crime
Forest Park
28.31
New Hope
19.59
Forest Park has a 31% higher property crime than New Hope.
Political Leaning
Forest Park
28.4%
New Hope
27.5%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 3% difference.
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
New Hope
5.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
New Hope
$73,698
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Forest Park
$293,800
New Hope
$314,600
Both cities have similar home values — just a 7% difference.
Education
Forest Park
38.6%
New Hope
26.7%
Forest Park has a 31% higher education than New Hope.
Demographics
Forest Park
53.9%
New Hope
61.6%
New Hope has a 13% higher demographics than Forest Park.
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
New Hope
123.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Forest Park and New Hope share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Forest Park
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New Hope
New Hope leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — New Hope leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDNew Hope scores 94.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 113.2 in Forest Park. New Hope has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,581 in Forest Park (13% lower). New Hope has a living wage (family of 4) of $128,730 vs $140,639 in Forest Park (9% lower).
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Housing Market — New Hope leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNew Hope has a vacancy rate of 3.2% compared to 9.5% in Forest Park. New Hope has a median property tax of $4,199 vs $6,871 in Forest Park (64% lower). New Hope has a single-family homes of 50.8% compared to 35.8% in Forest Park.
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Jobs & Economy — Forest Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSForest Park has a per capita income of $55,165 vs $40,450 in New Hope (36% higher). Forest Park has a work from home of 19.0% compared to 14.3% in New Hope. New Hope: 11,936 vs Forest Park: 8,074 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — New Hope leads
Source: FBI UCRNew Hope has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.30 in Forest Park. Forest Park has a property crime clearance of 20.7% compared to 6.0% in New Hope. New Hope has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.49 compared to 1.49 in Forest Park.
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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 26.7% in New Hope. Forest Park has a high school diploma or higher of 52.1% compared to 44.7% in New Hope.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNew Hope has a population of 21,402, about 1.5x the size of Forest Park (14,000). Forest Park skews younger with a median age of 40.0 vs 41.0.
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Forest Park
New Hope
Healthcare — New Hope leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareNew Hope: 5 vs Forest Park: 3 for with emergency services. New Hope: 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 bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.1% in New Hope. Forest Park has a public transit of 10.8% compared to 1.0% in New Hope. Forest Park has a work from home of 19.0% compared to 14.3% in New Hope.
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