Population
Forest Park
14,000
Richfield
36,725
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Richfield
$84,055
Home Value
Forest Park
$293,800
Richfield
$320,400
Rent
Forest Park
$1,352
Richfield
$1,334
Crime Rate
Forest Park
4.16
Richfield
2.70
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Richfield
130.0
Avg Temp
Forest Park
N/A
Richfield
N/A
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Richfield
5.1%
How Similar Are Forest Park & Richfield?
Richfield is Forest Park's #17 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Forest Park
14,000
Richfield
36,725
Richfield (36,725) is about 2.6x larger than Forest Park (14,000).
Violent Crime
Forest Park
4.16
Richfield
2.70
Forest Park has a 35% higher violent crime than Richfield.
Property Crime
Forest Park
28.31
Richfield
24.61
Forest Park has a 13% higher property crime than Richfield.
Political Leaning
Forest Park
28.4%
Richfield
27.5%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 3% difference.
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Richfield
5.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Richfield
$84,055
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Forest Park
$293,800
Richfield
$320,400
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Forest Park
38.6%
Richfield
32.9%
Forest Park has a 15% higher education than Richfield.
Demographics
Forest Park
53.9%
Richfield
63.4%
Richfield has a 15% higher demographics than Forest Park.
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Richfield
130.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Forest Park and Richfield share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Forest Park
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Richfield
Richfield leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Richfield leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDRichfield has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,581 in Forest Park (13% lower). Richfield scores 156.6 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 170.5 in Forest Park. Richfield scores 104.4 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 113.2 in Forest Park.
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Housing Market — Richfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRichfield has a vacancy rate of 3.2% compared to 9.5% in Forest Park. Richfield has a median property tax of $3,684 vs $6,871 in Forest Park (87% lower). Richfield has a single-family homes of 61.5% compared to 35.8% in Forest Park.
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Jobs & Economy — Richfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRichfield: 21,610 vs Forest Park: 8,074 for labor force. Richfield has a poverty rate of 7.3% compared to 10.8% in Forest Park. Forest Park has a work from home of 19.0% compared to 15.7% in Richfield.
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Crime & Safety — Richfield leads
Source: FBI UCRRichfield has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.30 in Forest Park. Richfield has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.58 compared to 1.34 in Forest Park. Richfield has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 2.18 compared to 4.09 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 32.9% in Richfield. Forest Park has a high school diploma or higher of 52.1% compared to 47.5% in Richfield.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRichfield has a population of 36,725, about 2.6x the size of Forest Park (14,000). Richfield skews younger with a median age of 38.9 vs 40.0.
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Asian
Forest Park
Richfield
Healthcare — Richfield leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareRichfield: 5 vs Forest Park: 3 for with emergency services. Richfield: 4.3 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 4.3% in Richfield. Forest Park has a bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.3% in Richfield. Forest Park has a work from home of 19.0% compared to 15.7% in Richfield.
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