Population
Lakewood
69,884
Gloucester
29,862
Median Income
Lakewood
$57,576
Gloucester
$87,898
Home Value
Lakewood
$618,400
Gloucester
$587,800
Rent
Lakewood
$1,647
Gloucester
$1,395
Crime Rate
Lakewood
1.51
Gloucester
2.78
Cost of Living
Lakewood
153.0
Gloucester
158.8
Avg Temp
Lakewood
N/A
Gloucester
N/A
Unemployment
Lakewood
6.8%
Gloucester
6.3%
How Similar Are Lakewood & Gloucester?
Gloucester is Lakewood's #3 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Lakewood
69,884
Gloucester
29,862
Lakewood (69,884) is about 2.3x larger than Gloucester (29,862).
Violent Crime
Lakewood
1.51
Gloucester
2.78
Gloucester has a 46% higher violent crime than Lakewood.
Property Crime
Lakewood
5.85
Gloucester
5.52
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Lakewood
67.4%
Gloucester
38.9%
Lakewood leans Republican while Gloucester leans Democratic.
Unemployment
Lakewood
6.8%
Gloucester
6.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 6% difference.
Median Income
Lakewood
$57,576
Gloucester
$87,898
Gloucester has a 34% higher median income than Lakewood.
Home Values
Lakewood
$618,400
Gloucester
$587,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 5% difference.
Education
Lakewood
11.6%
Gloucester
29.8%
Gloucester's education is significantly higher than Lakewood's — 61% difference.
Demographics
Lakewood
85.3%
Gloucester
90.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 6% difference.
Cost of Living
Lakewood
153.0
Gloucester
158.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Lakewood and Gloucester share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Gloucester leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Lakewood leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDLakewood scores 83.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 134.4 in Gloucester. Lakewood has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,889 vs $2,476 in Gloucester (24% lower). Lakewood has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,328 vs $2,941 in Gloucester (21% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGloucester has a median property tax of $6,086 vs $10,001 in Lakewood (64% lower). Lakewood has a vacancy rate of 3.9% compared to 9.9% in Gloucester. Gloucester has a owner-occupied of 63.3% compared to 37.0% in Lakewood.
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Jobs & Economy — Gloucester leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGloucester has a poverty rate of 10.7% compared to 29.3% in Lakewood. Gloucester has a per capita income of $53,072 vs $17,984 in Lakewood (66% higher). Lakewood has a work from home of 14.8% compared to 10.7% in Gloucester.
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Crime & Safety — Gloucester leads
Source: FBI UCRGloucester has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.19 in Lakewood. Gloucester has a property crime clearance of 30.8% compared to 11.7% in Lakewood. Lakewood has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.15 compared to 2.39 in Gloucester.
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Schools & Education — Gloucester leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGloucester has a bachelor's degree or higher of 29.8% compared to 11.6% in Lakewood. Gloucester has a high school diploma or higher of 51.5% compared to 22.3% in Lakewood.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLakewood has a population of 69,884, about 2.3x the size of Gloucester (29,862). Lakewood skews younger with a median age of 17.3 vs 51.0.
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Lakewood
Gloucester
Healthcare — Gloucester leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGloucester: 3.0 vs Lakewood: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLakewood has a work from home of 14.8% compared to 10.7% in Gloucester. Gloucester has a drive alone of 74.1% compared to 63.1% in Lakewood. Gloucester has a public transit of 2.5% compared to 2.2% in Lakewood.
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