Population
Gulfport
72,533
Hot Springs
38,023
Median Income
Gulfport
$46,044
Hot Springs
$46,441
Home Value
Gulfport
$167,100
Hot Springs
$156,900
Rent
Gulfport
$1,030
Hot Springs
$902
Crime Rate
Gulfport
4.33
Hot Springs
5.39
Cost of Living
Gulfport
88.4
Hot Springs
82.3
Avg Temp
Gulfport
N/A
Hot Springs
N/A
Unemployment
Gulfport
9.8%
Hot Springs
5.5%
How Similar Are Gulfport & Hot Springs?
Hot Springs is Gulfport's #14 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Gulfport
72,533
Hot Springs
38,023
Gulfport has a 48% larger population than Hot Springs.
Violent Crime
Gulfport
4.33
Hot Springs
5.39
Hot Springs has a 20% higher violent crime than Gulfport.
Property Crime
Gulfport
43.68
Hot Springs
41.63
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Gulfport
63.9%
Hot Springs
67.0%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Gulfport
9.8%
Hot Springs
5.5%
Gulfport has a 44% higher unemployment than Hot Springs.
Median Income
Gulfport
$46,044
Hot Springs
$46,441
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Gulfport
$167,100
Hot Springs
$156,900
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Gulfport
15.1%
Hot Springs
19.9%
Hot Springs has a 24% higher education than Gulfport.
Demographics
Gulfport
50.3%
Hot Springs
73.2%
Hot Springs has a 31% higher demographics than Gulfport.
Cost of Living
Gulfport
88.4
Hot Springs
82.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Gulfport and Hot Springs share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Hot Springs
Hot Springs leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Hot Springs leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDHot Springs scores 71.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 84.1 in Gulfport. Hot Springs scores 87.1 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 98.7 in Gulfport. Hot Springs has a fair market rent (1br) of $834 vs $923 in Gulfport (11% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHot Springs has a median property tax of $834 vs $1,184 in Gulfport (42% lower). Gulfport has a vacancy rate of 14.3% compared to 17.7% in Hot Springs. Hot Springs has a median rent of $902 vs $1,030 in Gulfport (14% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Hot Springs leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGulfport: 33,843 vs Hot Springs: 17,561 for labor force. Hot Springs has a unemployment rate of 5.5% compared to 9.8% in Gulfport. Hot Springs has a poverty rate of 21.3% compared to 24.3% in Gulfport.
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Crime & Safety — Hot Springs leads
Source: FBI UCRHot Springs has a property crime clearance of 25.3% compared to 13.2% in Gulfport. Hot Springs has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.16 compared to 0.21 in Gulfport. Gulfport has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 4.33 compared to 5.39 in Hot Springs.
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Schools & Education — Hot Springs leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauHot Springs has a bachelor's degree or higher of 19.9% compared to 15.1% in Gulfport. Hot Springs has a high school diploma or higher of 40.8% compared to 36.6% in Gulfport.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGulfport has a population of 72,533, about 1.9x the size of Hot Springs (38,023). Gulfport skews younger with a median age of 36.7 vs 45.1.
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Gulfport
Hot Springs
Healthcare — Gulfport leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGulfport: 2.7 vs Hot Springs: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Gulfport leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGulfport has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.0% in Hot Springs. Hot Springs has a work from home of 5.6% compared to 5.2% in Gulfport. Gulfport has a public transit of 0.5% compared to 0.5% in Hot Springs.
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