Population
Fort Smith
89,496
Salisbury
35,730
Median Income
Fort Smith
$52,692
Salisbury
$51,058
Home Value
Fort Smith
$168,100
Salisbury
$215,200
Rent
Fort Smith
$852
Salisbury
$1,030
Crime Rate
Fort Smith
8.44
Salisbury
9.60
Cost of Living
Fort Smith
85.9
Salisbury
94.9
Avg Temp
Fort Smith
N/A
Salisbury
N/A
Unemployment
Fort Smith
6.7%
Salisbury
7.5%
How Similar Are Fort Smith & Salisbury?
Salisbury is Fort Smith's #17 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Fort Smith
89,496
Salisbury
35,730
Fort Smith (89,496) is about 2.5x larger than Salisbury (35,730).
Violent Crime
Fort Smith
8.44
Salisbury
9.60
Salisbury has a 12% higher violent crime than Fort Smith.
Property Crime
Fort Smith
36.84
Salisbury
39.88
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Fort Smith
67.6%
Salisbury
67.5%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Fort Smith
6.7%
Salisbury
7.5%
Salisbury has a 10% higher unemployment than Fort Smith.
Median Income
Fort Smith
$52,692
Salisbury
$51,058
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Fort Smith
$168,100
Salisbury
$215,200
Salisbury has a 22% higher home values than Fort Smith.
Education
Fort Smith
16.9%
Salisbury
17.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 5% difference.
Demographics
Fort Smith
61.2%
Salisbury
51.8%
Fort Smith has a 15% higher demographics than Salisbury.
Cost of Living
Fort Smith
85.9
Salisbury
94.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Fort Smith and Salisbury share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Fort Smith
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Salisbury
Fort Smith leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Fort Smith leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFort Smith has a fair market rent (1br) of $714 vs $958 in Salisbury (25% lower). Fort Smith has a fair market rent (2br) of $937 vs $1,196 in Salisbury (22% lower). Fort Smith scores 87.3 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 110.6 in Salisbury.
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Housing Market — Fort Smith leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Smith has a median property tax of $1,118 vs $1,923 in Salisbury (42% lower). Fort Smith has a vacancy rate of 9.1% compared to 12.4% in Salisbury. Salisbury has a median home value of $215,200 vs $168,100 in Fort Smith (22% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Fort Smith leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Smith: 43,801 vs Salisbury: 16,220 for labor force. Fort Smith has a poverty rate of 18.3% compared to 24.3% in Salisbury. Fort Smith: 16 min vs Salisbury: 19 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — Fort Smith leads
Source: FBI UCRFort Smith has a violent crime clearance of 73.3% compared to 27.1% in Salisbury. Fort Smith has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.30 in Salisbury. Fort Smith has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.66 compared to 1.45 in Salisbury.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSalisbury has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.7% compared to 16.9% in Fort Smith.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Smith has a population of 89,496, about 2.5x the size of Salisbury (35,730).
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Salisbury
Healthcare — Salisbury leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSalisbury: 5 vs Fort Smith: 4 for with emergency services. Salisbury: 2.8 vs Fort Smith: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Salisbury leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSalisbury has a bicycle of 0.7% compared to 0.1% in Fort Smith. Salisbury has a public transit of 0.8% compared to 0.2% in Fort Smith. Fort Smith: 16 min vs Salisbury: 19 min for mean commute time.
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