Population
Mission
86,234
Muscatine
23,567
Median Income
Mission
$60,813
Muscatine
$59,332
Home Value
Mission
$160,800
Muscatine
$146,900
Rent
Mission
$931
Muscatine
$979
Crime Rate
Mission
1.90
Muscatine
2.46
Cost of Living
Mission
96.4
Muscatine
94.0
Avg Temp
Mission
N/A
Muscatine
N/A
Unemployment
Mission
8.6%
Muscatine
4.5%
How Similar Are Mission & Muscatine?
Muscatine is Mission's #23 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Mission
86,234
Muscatine
23,567
Mission (86,234) is about 3.7x larger than Muscatine (23,567).
Violent Crime
Mission
1.90
Muscatine
2.46
Muscatine has a 23% higher violent crime than Mission.
Property Crime
Mission
11.48
Muscatine
12.28
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Mission
51.0%
Muscatine
56.6%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 10% difference.
Unemployment
Mission
8.6%
Muscatine
4.5%
Mission has a 48% higher unemployment than Muscatine.
Median Income
Mission
$60,813
Muscatine
$59,332
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Mission
$160,800
Muscatine
$146,900
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Mission
17.9%
Muscatine
14.0%
Mission has a 22% higher education than Muscatine.
Demographics
Mission
37.6%
Muscatine
79.8%
Muscatine's demographics is significantly higher than Mission's — 53% difference.
Cost of Living
Mission
96.4
Muscatine
94.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Mission and Muscatine share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Muscatine leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Muscatine leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMuscatine scores 80.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 88.3 in Mission. Muscatine scores 94.0 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 96.4 in Mission. Muscatine has a living wage (family of 4) of $97,795 vs $100,230 in Mission.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMuscatine has a vacancy rate of 8.7% compared to 13.6% in Mission. Muscatine has a median property tax of $2,527 vs $2,883 in Mission (14% lower). Mission has a median home value of $160,800 vs $146,900 in Muscatine (9% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Muscatine leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMission: 37,272 vs Muscatine: 12,031 for labor force. Muscatine has a unemployment rate of 4.5% compared to 8.6% in Mission. Mission has a work from home of 9.0% compared to 5.9% in Muscatine.
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Crime & Safety — Muscatine leads
Source: FBI UCRMuscatine has a property crime clearance of 53.7% compared to 11.3% in Mission. Muscatine has a violent crime clearance of 87.7% compared to 36.5% in Mission. Mission has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.13 compared to 2.37 in Muscatine.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMission has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.9% compared to 14.0% in Muscatine. Muscatine has a high school diploma or higher of 37.8% compared to 32.4% in Mission.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMission has a population of 86,234, about 3.7x the size of Muscatine (23,567). Mission skews younger with a median age of 34.8 vs 36.7.
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Mission
Muscatine
Healthcare — Mission leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMission: 3.5 vs Muscatine: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Muscatine leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMuscatine has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.0% in Mission. Muscatine has a public transit of 0.7% compared to 0.1% in Mission. Mission has a work from home of 9.0% compared to 5.9% in Muscatine.
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