Population
Mission
86,234
Porterville
62,765
Median Income
Mission
$60,813
Porterville
$59,012
Home Value
Mission
$160,800
Porterville
$273,600
Rent
Mission
$931
Porterville
$1,111
Crime Rate
Mission
1.90
Porterville
3.90
Cost of Living
Mission
96.4
Porterville
106.2
Avg Temp
Mission
N/A
Porterville
N/A
Unemployment
Mission
8.6%
Porterville
9.1%
How Similar Are Mission & Porterville?
Porterville is Mission's #18 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Mission
86,234
Porterville
62,765
Mission has a 27% larger population than Porterville.
Violent Crime
Mission
1.90
Porterville
3.90
Porterville's violent crime is significantly higher than Mission's — 51% difference.
Property Crime
Mission
11.48
Porterville
14.82
Porterville has a 23% higher property crime than Mission.
Political Leaning
Mission
51.0%
Porterville
59.2%
Both cities lean Republican, but Porterville has a stronger Republican lean (14% difference).
Unemployment
Mission
8.6%
Porterville
9.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Mission
$60,813
Porterville
$59,012
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Mission
$160,800
Porterville
$273,600
Porterville has a 41% higher home values than Mission.
Education
Mission
17.9%
Porterville
8.7%
Mission's education is significantly higher than Porterville's — 51% difference.
Demographics
Mission
37.6%
Porterville
36.2%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 4% difference.
Cost of Living
Mission
96.4
Porterville
106.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Mission and Porterville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Mission leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Mission leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMission has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,060 vs $1,474 in Porterville (28% lower). Mission has a fair market rent (1br) of $847 vs $1,123 in Porterville (25% lower). Mission scores 100.6 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 125.3 in Porterville.
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Housing Market — Porterville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPorterville has a vacancy rate of 3.9% compared to 13.6% in Mission. Porterville has a median property tax of $1,908 vs $2,883 in Mission (51% lower). Porterville has a median home value of $273,600 vs $160,800 in Mission (41% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Mission leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMission has a work from home of 9.0% compared to 2.5% in Porterville. Mission: 37,272 vs Porterville: 28,182 for labor force. Mission: 19 min vs Porterville: 23 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — Mission leads
Source: FBI UCRMission has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.16 compared to 0.70 in Porterville. Mission has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.13 compared to 2.89 in Porterville. Mission has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.33 compared to 2.83 in Porterville.
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Schools & Education — Mission leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMission has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.9% compared to 8.7% in Porterville. Mission has a high school diploma or higher of 32.4% compared to 23.7% in Porterville.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMission has a population of 86,234, about 1.4x the size of Porterville (62,765). Porterville skews younger with a median age of 31.2 vs 34.8.
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Mission
Porterville
Healthcare — Mission leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMission: 3.5 vs Porterville: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Mission: 5 vs Porterville: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Porterville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMission has a work from home of 9.0% compared to 2.5% in Porterville. Porterville has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.0% in Mission. Porterville has a public transit of 0.3% compared to 0.1% in Mission.
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