Population
Forest Park
14,000
Robbinsdale
14,318
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Robbinsdale
$84,719
Home Value
Forest Park
$293,800
Robbinsdale
$280,400
Rent
Forest Park
$1,352
Robbinsdale
$1,582
Crime Rate
Forest Park
4.16
Robbinsdale
3.85
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Robbinsdale
132.3
Avg Temp
Forest Park
N/A
Robbinsdale
N/A
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Robbinsdale
6.1%
How Similar Are Forest Park & Robbinsdale?
Robbinsdale is Forest Park's #3 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Forest Park
14,000
Robbinsdale
14,318
Both cities have similar populations — Forest Park at 14,000 and Robbinsdale at 14,318.
Violent Crime
Forest Park
4.16
Robbinsdale
3.85
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 7% difference.
Property Crime
Forest Park
28.31
Robbinsdale
17.72
Forest Park has a 37% higher property crime than Robbinsdale.
Political Leaning
Forest Park
28.4%
Robbinsdale
27.5%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 3% difference.
Unemployment
Forest Park
5.1%
Robbinsdale
6.1%
Robbinsdale has a 16% higher unemployment than Forest Park.
Median Income
Forest Park
$81,323
Robbinsdale
$84,719
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Forest Park
$293,800
Robbinsdale
$280,400
Both cities have similar home values — just a 5% difference.
Education
Forest Park
38.6%
Robbinsdale
29.4%
Forest Park has a 24% higher education than Robbinsdale.
Demographics
Forest Park
53.9%
Robbinsdale
66.5%
Robbinsdale has a 19% higher demographics than Forest Park.
Cost of Living
Forest Park
135.2
Robbinsdale
132.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Forest Park and Robbinsdale share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Forest Park
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Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Robbinsdale leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDRobbinsdale scores 100.2 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 113.2 in Forest Park. Robbinsdale has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,581 in Forest Park (13% lower). Robbinsdale scores 163.6 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 170.5 in Forest Park.
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Housing Market — Robbinsdale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRobbinsdale has a vacancy rate of 2.9% compared to 9.5% in Forest Park. Robbinsdale has a median property tax of $3,319 vs $6,871 in Forest Park (107% lower). Robbinsdale has a single-family homes of 71.9% compared to 35.8% in Forest Park.
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Jobs & Economy — Forest Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRobbinsdale: 18 min vs Forest Park: 24 min for mean commute. Forest Park has a unemployment rate of 5.1% compared to 6.1% in Robbinsdale. Forest Park has a per capita income of $55,165 vs $48,506 in Robbinsdale (14% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Robbinsdale leads
Source: FBI UCRRobbinsdale has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.07 compared to 0.30 in Forest Park. Forest Park has a property crime clearance of 20.7% compared to 7.4% in Robbinsdale. Robbinsdale has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.51 compared to 1.34 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 29.4% in Robbinsdale. Forest Park has a high school diploma or higher of 52.1% compared to 44.2% in Robbinsdale.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRobbinsdale has a population of 14,318, about 1x the size of Forest Park (14,000). Robbinsdale skews younger with a median age of 38.3 vs 40.0.
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Forest Park
Robbinsdale
Healthcare — Robbinsdale leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareRobbinsdale: 5 vs Forest Park: 3 for with emergency services. Robbinsdale: 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 2.6% in Robbinsdale. Forest Park has a bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.3% in Robbinsdale. Robbinsdale: 18 min vs Forest Park: 24 min for mean commute time.
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