Population
Homewood
19,471
Runnemede
8,310
Median Income
Homewood
$96,522
Runnemede
$100,366
Home Value
Homewood
$210,500
Runnemede
$217,500
Rent
Homewood
$1,422
Runnemede
$1,383
Crime Rate
Homewood
1.86
Runnemede
0.82
Cost of Living
Homewood
139.8
Runnemede
145.3
Avg Temp
Homewood
N/A
Runnemede
N/A
Unemployment
Homewood
7.1%
Runnemede
7.0%
How Similar Are Homewood & Runnemede?
Runnemede is Homewood's #6 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Homewood
19,471
Runnemede
8,310
Homewood (19,471) is about 2.3x larger than Runnemede (8,310).
Violent Crime
Homewood
1.86
Runnemede
0.82
Homewood's violent crime is significantly higher than Runnemede's — 56% difference.
Property Crime
Homewood
20.91
Runnemede
19.35
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 7% difference.
Political Leaning
Homewood
28.4%
Runnemede
35.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Runnemede has a stronger Democratic lean (20% difference).
Unemployment
Homewood
7.1%
Runnemede
7.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Homewood
$96,522
Runnemede
$100,366
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Homewood
$210,500
Runnemede
$217,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 3% difference.
Education
Homewood
31.0%
Runnemede
17.3%
Homewood has a 44% higher education than Runnemede.
Demographics
Homewood
43.9%
Runnemede
78.2%
Runnemede has a 44% higher demographics than Homewood.
Cost of Living
Homewood
139.8
Runnemede
145.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Homewood and Runnemede share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Runnemede
Homewood leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Homewood leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDHomewood scores 133.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 153.4 in Runnemede. Runnemede has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,520 vs $1,581 in Homewood. Homewood scores 139.8 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 145.3 in Runnemede.
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Housing Market — Homewood leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHomewood has a vacancy rate of 4.8% compared to 9.1% in Runnemede. Homewood has a owner-occupied of 79.4% compared to 71.3% in Runnemede. Homewood has a median property tax of $5,946 vs $6,556 in Runnemede (9% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Runnemede leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHomewood: 9,770 vs Runnemede: 4,793 for labor force. Homewood has a work from home of 13.0% compared to 10.1% in Runnemede. Runnemede has a private sector of 90.9% compared to 85.4% in Homewood.
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Crime & Safety — Runnemede leads
Source: FBI UCRRunnemede has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.12 compared to 0.77 in Homewood. Runnemede has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 0.82 compared to 1.86 in Homewood. Homewood has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.12 in Runnemede.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Homewood leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauHomewood has a bachelor's degree or higher of 31.0% compared to 17.3% in Runnemede.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHomewood has a population of 19,471, about 2.3x the size of Runnemede (8,310). Runnemede skews younger with a median age of 36.1 vs 39.8.
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Homewood
Runnemede
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareHomewood: 5 vs Runnemede: 4 for with emergency services. Runnemede: 2.3 vs Homewood: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Homewood leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHomewood has a public transit of 11.3% compared to 1.4% in Runnemede. Homewood has a bicycle of 1.0% compared to 0.5% in Runnemede. Homewood has a work from home of 13.0% compared to 10.1% in Runnemede.
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