Population
Horn Lake
26,622
Morehead
6,924
Median Income
Horn Lake
$56,847
Morehead
$35,000
Home Value
Horn Lake
$158,900
Morehead
$176,300
Rent
Horn Lake
$1,293
Morehead
$791
Crime Rate
Horn Lake
1.14
Morehead
1.06
Cost of Living
Horn Lake
99.4
Morehead
74.3
Avg Temp
Horn Lake
N/A
Morehead
N/A
Unemployment
Horn Lake
6.8%
Morehead
6.1%
How Similar Are Horn Lake & Morehead?
Morehead is Horn Lake's #12 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Horn Lake
26,622
Morehead
6,924
Horn Lake (26,622) is about 3.8x larger than Morehead (6,924).
Violent Crime
Horn Lake
1.14
Morehead
1.06
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 7% difference.
Property Crime
Horn Lake
13.99
Morehead
13.62
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Horn Lake
60.8%
Morehead
63.0%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 4% difference.
Unemployment
Horn Lake
6.8%
Morehead
6.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 9% difference.
Median Income
Horn Lake
$56,847
Morehead
$35,000
Horn Lake has a 38% higher median income than Morehead.
Home Values
Horn Lake
$158,900
Morehead
$176,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 10% difference.
Education
Horn Lake
10.9%
Morehead
11.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 6% difference.
Demographics
Horn Lake
43.4%
Morehead
91.6%
Morehead's demographics is significantly higher than Horn Lake's — 53% difference.
Cost of Living
Horn Lake
99.4
Morehead
74.3
Horn Lake has a 25% higher cost of living than Morehead.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Horn Lake and Morehead share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Morehead
Morehead leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Morehead leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMorehead scores 53.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 86.9 in Horn Lake. Morehead has a fair market rent (1br) of $735 vs $1,154 in Horn Lake (57% lower). Morehead has a fair market rent (2br) of $911 vs $1,274 in Horn Lake (40% lower).
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Housing Market — Horn Lake leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHorn Lake has a owner-occupied of 59.3% compared to 31.3% in Morehead. Morehead has a median rent of $791 vs $1,293 in Horn Lake (63% lower). Horn Lake has a single-family homes of 77.9% compared to 53.0% in Morehead.
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Jobs & Economy — Horn Lake leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHorn Lake: 13,745 vs Morehead: 3,504 for labor force. Morehead has a work from home of 10.0% compared to 3.0% in Horn Lake. Horn Lake has a median household income of $56,847 vs $35,000 in Morehead (62% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Morehead leads
Source: FBI UCRHorn Lake has a violent crime clearance of 50.0% compared to 14.3% in Morehead. Morehead has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.76 compared to 1.74 in Horn Lake. Morehead has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.45 compared to 0.87 in Horn Lake.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauHorn Lake has a high school diploma or higher of 34.3% compared to 24.2% in Morehead. Morehead has a bachelor's degree or higher of 11.6% compared to 10.9% in Horn Lake.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSHorn Lake has a population of 26,622, about 3.8x the size of Morehead (6,924). Morehead skews younger with a median age of 22.0 vs 34.8.
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Healthcare — Morehead leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMorehead: 5 vs Horn Lake: 4 for with emergency services. Morehead: 4.0 vs Horn Lake: 3.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Morehead leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMorehead has a public transit of 0.0% compared to 0.0% in Horn Lake. Morehead has a bicycle of 0.9% compared to 0.0% in Horn Lake. Morehead has a work from home of 10.0% compared to 3.0% in Horn Lake.
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