Population
Garland
245,298
Burnsville
64,295
Median Income
Garland
$74,717
Burnsville
$83,953
Home Value
Garland
$248,900
Burnsville
$335,100
Rent
Garland
$1,525
Burnsville
$1,501
Crime Rate
Garland
2.33
Burnsville
2.10
Cost of Living
Garland
129.0
Burnsville
137.5
Avg Temp
Garland
N/A
Burnsville
N/A
Unemployment
Garland
4.9%
Burnsville
4.7%
How Similar Are Garland & Burnsville?
Burnsville is Garland's #24 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Garland
245,298
Burnsville
64,295
Garland (245,298) is about 3.8x larger than Burnsville (64,295).
Violent Crime
Garland
2.33
Burnsville
2.10
Garland has a 10% higher violent crime than Burnsville.
Property Crime
Garland
19.88
Burnsville
18.89
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Garland
38.0%
Burnsville
42.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Burnsville has a stronger Democratic lean (11% difference).
Unemployment
Garland
4.9%
Burnsville
4.7%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Garland
$74,717
Burnsville
$83,953
Burnsville has a 11% higher median income than Garland.
Home Values
Garland
$248,900
Burnsville
$335,100
Burnsville has a 26% higher home values than Garland.
Education
Garland
16.0%
Burnsville
27.2%
Burnsville has a 41% higher education than Garland.
Demographics
Garland
37.5%
Burnsville
65.3%
Burnsville has a 43% higher demographics than Garland.
Cost of Living
Garland
129.0
Burnsville
137.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Garland and Burnsville differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Garland
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Burnsville
Burnsville leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Garland leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBurnsville has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,648 in Garland (17% lower). Burnsville has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,709 vs $1,931 in Garland (13% lower). Garland scores 117.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 128.3 in Burnsville.
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Housing Market — Burnsville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBurnsville has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 4.9% in Garland. Burnsville has a median property tax of $3,298 vs $4,265 in Garland (29% lower). Burnsville has a median home value of $335,100 vs $248,900 in Garland (26% higher).
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Burnsville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarland: 130,251 vs Burnsville: 36,202 for labor force. Burnsville has a poverty rate of 8.7% compared to 12.3% in Garland. Burnsville has a per capita income of $43,093 vs $31,477 in Garland (27% higher).
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Crime & Safety
Source: FBI UCRBurnsville has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.17 compared to 0.61 in Garland. Burnsville has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.02 compared to 3.03 in Garland. Garland has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.08 in Burnsville.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Burnsville leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBurnsville has a bachelor's degree or higher of 27.2% compared to 16.0% in Garland. Burnsville has a high school diploma or higher of 41.2% compared to 32.3% in Garland.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarland has a population of 245,298, about 3.8x the size of Burnsville (64,295). Garland skews younger with a median age of 34.7 vs 36.9.
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Black
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Asian
Garland
Burnsville
Healthcare — Burnsville leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBurnsville: 5 vs Garland: 3 for with emergency services. Burnsville: 4.2 vs Garland: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarland has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.0% in Burnsville. Burnsville has a work from home of 15.7% compared to 11.6% in Garland. Burnsville has a public transit of 1.8% compared to 1.7% in Garland.
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