Population
Gary
68,604
Galesburg
29,653
Median Income
Gary
$37,380
Galesburg
$45,213
Home Value
Gary
$85,300
Galesburg
$89,800
Rent
Gary
$975
Galesburg
$719
Crime Rate
Gary
8.98
Galesburg
5.13
Cost of Living
Gary
78.6
Galesburg
75.0
Avg Temp
Gary
N/A
Galesburg
N/A
Unemployment
Gary
13.0%
Galesburg
4.7%
How Similar Are Gary & Galesburg?
Galesburg is Gary's #20 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Gary
68,604
Galesburg
29,653
Gary (68,604) is about 2.3x larger than Galesburg (29,653).
Violent Crime
Gary
8.98
Galesburg
5.13
Gary has a 43% higher violent crime than Galesburg.
Property Crime
Gary
28.28
Galesburg
29.66
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Gary
46.5%
Galesburg
53.7%
Gary leans Democratic while Galesburg leans Republican.
Unemployment
Gary
13.0%
Galesburg
4.7%
Gary's unemployment is significantly higher than Galesburg's — 64% difference.
Median Income
Gary
$37,380
Galesburg
$45,213
Galesburg has a 17% higher median income than Gary.
Home Values
Gary
$85,300
Galesburg
$89,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 5% difference.
Education
Gary
9.1%
Galesburg
13.4%
Galesburg has a 32% higher education than Gary.
Demographics
Gary
12.8%
Galesburg
75.1%
Galesburg's demographics is significantly higher than Gary's — 83% difference.
Cost of Living
Gary
78.6
Galesburg
75.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Gary and Galesburg differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Gary
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Galesburg
Galesburg leads in 7 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Galesburg leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDGalesburg has a fair market rent (1br) of $698 vs $1,082 in Gary (55% lower). Galesburg has a fair market rent (2br) of $916 vs $1,317 in Gary (44% lower). Galesburg scores 68.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 90.2 in Gary.
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Housing Market — Galesburg leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGalesburg has a vacancy rate of 12.0% compared to 27.7% in Gary. Gary has a median property tax of $936 vs $1,828 in Galesburg (49% lower). Galesburg has a median rent of $719 vs $975 in Gary (36% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Galesburg leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGalesburg has a unemployment rate of 4.7% compared to 13.0% in Gary. Gary: 25,950 vs Galesburg: 12,326 for labor force. Galesburg: 15 min vs Gary: 25 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — Galesburg leads
Source: FBI UCRGalesburg has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.07 compared to 0.70 in Gary. Galesburg has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.21 compared to 1.10 in Gary. Galesburg has a assault rate (per 1k) of 3.40 compared to 6.63 in Gary.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Galesburg leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGalesburg has a bachelor's degree or higher of 13.4% compared to 9.1% in Gary. Galesburg has a high school diploma or higher of 37.2% compared to 32.9% in Gary.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGary has a population of 68,604, about 2.3x the size of Galesburg (29,653). Gary skews younger with a median age of 36.4 vs 41.2.
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Gary
Galesburg
Healthcare — Galesburg leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGalesburg: 3.0 vs Gary: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Galesburg leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGary has a public transit of 2.6% compared to 0.8% in Galesburg. Galesburg: 15 min vs Gary: 25 min for mean commute time. Galesburg has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.2% in Gary.
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