Population
Lansing
28,415
Melrose Park
24,513
Median Income
Lansing
$71,805
Melrose Park
$64,740
Home Value
Lansing
$168,500
Melrose Park
$265,000
Rent
Lansing
$1,271
Melrose Park
$1,194
Crime Rate
Lansing
3.92
Melrose Park
3.04
Cost of Living
Lansing
119.3
Melrose Park
117.8
Avg Temp
Lansing
N/A
Melrose Park
N/A
Unemployment
Lansing
9.8%
Melrose Park
5.5%
How Similar Are Lansing & Melrose Park?
Melrose Park is Lansing's #9 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Lansing
28,415
Melrose Park
24,513
Lansing has a 14% larger population than Melrose Park.
Violent Crime
Lansing
3.92
Melrose Park
3.04
Lansing has a 22% higher violent crime than Melrose Park.
Property Crime
Lansing
18.38
Melrose Park
17.70
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 4% difference.
Political Leaning
Lansing
28.4%
Melrose Park
28.4%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Lansing
9.8%
Melrose Park
5.5%
Lansing has a 44% higher unemployment than Melrose Park.
Median Income
Lansing
$71,805
Melrose Park
$64,740
Both cities have similar median income — just a 10% difference.
Home Values
Lansing
$168,500
Melrose Park
$265,000
Melrose Park has a 36% higher home values than Lansing.
Education
Lansing
19.2%
Melrose Park
9.4%
Lansing's education is significantly higher than Melrose Park's — 51% difference.
Demographics
Lansing
31.8%
Melrose Park
29.6%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 7% difference.
Cost of Living
Lansing
119.3
Melrose Park
117.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Lansing and Melrose Park share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Lansing
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Lansing leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Melrose Park leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMelrose Park scores 99.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 125.0 in Lansing. Lansing scores 134.3 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 149.3 in Melrose Park. Melrose Park scores 99.5 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 104.9 in Lansing.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLansing has a single-family homes of 73.9% compared to 45.9% in Melrose Park. Melrose Park has a median home value of $265,000 vs $168,500 in Lansing (36% higher). Lansing has a owner-occupied of 69.8% compared to 57.3% in Melrose Park.
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Jobs & Economy — Lansing leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMelrose Park has a unemployment rate of 5.5% compared to 9.8% in Lansing. Lansing has a work from home of 8.5% compared to 4.9% in Melrose Park. Melrose Park has a poverty rate of 10.4% compared to 16.0% in Lansing.
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Crime & Safety — Melrose Park leads
Source: FBI UCRMelrose Park has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.60 compared to 1.57 in Lansing. Melrose Park has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 4.07 compared to 7.29 in Lansing. Lansing has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.04 compared to 0.09 in Melrose Park.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Lansing leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauLansing has a bachelor's degree or higher of 19.2% compared to 9.4% in Melrose Park. Lansing has a high school diploma or higher of 39.8% compared to 29.3% in Melrose Park.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLansing has a population of 28,415, about 1.2x the size of Melrose Park (24,513). Melrose Park skews younger with a median age of 35.0 vs 40.1.
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Lansing
Melrose Park
Healthcare — Lansing leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareLansing: 5 vs Melrose Park: 2 for with emergency services. Lansing: 2.4 vs Melrose Park: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Lansing leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLansing has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.0% in Melrose Park. Lansing has a work from home of 8.5% compared to 4.9% in Melrose Park. Lansing has a public transit of 3.3% compared to 2.2% in Melrose Park.
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