Population
Hickory
43,747
Tupelo
37,825
Median Income
Hickory
$63,361
Tupelo
$66,314
Home Value
Hickory
$248,300
Tupelo
$201,300
Rent
Hickory
$975
Tupelo
$940
Crime Rate
Hickory
4.10
Tupelo
3.94
Cost of Living
Hickory
101.8
Tupelo
101.1
Avg Temp
Hickory
N/A
Tupelo
N/A
Unemployment
Hickory
4.8%
Tupelo
5.1%
How Similar Are Hickory & Tupelo?
Tupelo is Hickory's #3 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Hickory
43,747
Tupelo
37,825
Hickory has a 14% larger population than Tupelo.
Violent Crime
Hickory
4.10
Tupelo
3.94
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 4% difference.
Property Crime
Hickory
28.24
Tupelo
37.77
Tupelo has a 25% higher property crime than Hickory.
Political Leaning
Hickory
70.3%
Tupelo
68.9%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 2% difference.
Unemployment
Hickory
4.8%
Tupelo
5.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Hickory
$63,361
Tupelo
$66,314
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Hickory
$248,300
Tupelo
$201,300
Hickory has a 19% higher home values than Tupelo.
Education
Hickory
23.6%
Tupelo
23.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 0% difference.
Demographics
Hickory
68.3%
Tupelo
52.7%
Hickory has a 23% higher demographics than Tupelo.
Cost of Living
Hickory
101.8
Tupelo
101.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Hickory and Tupelo share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Hickory
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Hickory leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Tupelo leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDHickory scores 87.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 101.4 in Tupelo. Tupelo scores 101.3 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 112.5 in Hickory. Tupelo has a fair market rent (2br) of $994 vs $1,095 in Hickory (10% lower).
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Housing Market — Tupelo leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHickory has a median home value of $248,300 vs $201,300 in Tupelo (23% higher). Hickory has a vacancy rate of 10.4% compared to 12.8% in Tupelo. Tupelo has a single-family homes of 70.1% compared to 59.0% in Hickory.
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Jobs & Economy — Hickory leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHickory has a work from home of 11.0% compared to 5.0% in Tupelo. Tupelo has a poverty rate of 13.8% compared to 16.9% in Hickory. Hickory: 21,334 vs Tupelo: 18,959 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Hickory leads
Source: FBI UCRHickory has a property crime clearance of 15.2% compared to 3.1% in Tupelo. Hickory has a violent crime clearance of 43.2% compared to 12.2% in Tupelo. Hickory has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.02 compared to 0.11 in Tupelo.
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Schools & Education
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHickory has a population of 43,747, about 1.2x the size of Tupelo (37,825).
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Hickory
Tupelo
Healthcare — Hickory leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareHickory: 5 vs Tupelo: 3 for with emergency services. Hickory: 2.6 vs Tupelo: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHickory has a work from home of 11.0% compared to 5.0% in Tupelo. Tupelo has a public transit of 0.3% compared to 0.1% in Hickory. Hickory has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.1% in Tupelo.
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