Population
Morrisville
30,471
Cottonwood Heights
32,984
Median Income
Morrisville
$125,404
Cottonwood Heights
$116,583
Home Value
Morrisville
$481,800
Cottonwood Heights
$641,900
Rent
Morrisville
$1,785
Cottonwood Heights
$1,697
Crime Rate
Morrisville
0.99
Cottonwood Heights
0.88
Cost of Living
Morrisville
182.6
Cottonwood Heights
174.1
Avg Temp
Morrisville
N/A
Cottonwood Heights
N/A
Unemployment
Morrisville
3.0%
Cottonwood Heights
3.0%
How Similar Are Morrisville & Cottonwood Heights?
Cottonwood Heights is Morrisville's #17 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Morrisville
30,471
Cottonwood Heights
32,984
Both cities have similar populations — Morrisville at 30,471 and Cottonwood Heights at 32,984.
Violent Crime
Morrisville
0.99
Cottonwood Heights
0.88
Morrisville has a 11% higher violent crime than Cottonwood Heights.
Property Crime
Morrisville
24.34
Cottonwood Heights
16.14
Morrisville has a 34% higher property crime than Cottonwood Heights.
Political Leaning
Morrisville
36.4%
Cottonwood Heights
43.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Cottonwood Heights has a stronger Democratic lean (16% difference).
Unemployment
Morrisville
3.0%
Cottonwood Heights
3.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 2% difference.
Median Income
Morrisville
$125,404
Cottonwood Heights
$116,583
Both cities have similar median income — just a 7% difference.
Home Values
Morrisville
$481,800
Cottonwood Heights
$641,900
Cottonwood Heights has a 25% higher home values than Morrisville.
Education
Morrisville
50.7%
Cottonwood Heights
37.4%
Morrisville has a 26% higher education than Cottonwood Heights.
Demographics
Morrisville
36.9%
Cottonwood Heights
86.8%
Cottonwood Heights's demographics is significantly higher than Morrisville's — 58% difference.
Cost of Living
Morrisville
182.6
Cottonwood Heights
174.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Morrisville and Cottonwood Heights share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Cottonwood Heights
Cottonwood Heights leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Cottonwood Heights leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDCottonwood Heights scores 117.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 191.7 in Morrisville. Cottonwood Heights has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,456 vs $1,596 in Morrisville (10% lower). Morrisville scores 213.0 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 231.1 in Cottonwood Heights.
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Housing Market — Cottonwood Heights leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCottonwood Heights has a vacancy rate of 4.9% compared to 9.8% in Morrisville. Cottonwood Heights has a owner-occupied of 71.1% compared to 48.8% in Morrisville. Cottonwood Heights has a single-family homes of 78.0% compared to 56.6% in Morrisville.
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Jobs & Economy — Morrisville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMorrisville has a work from home of 34.0% compared to 23.3% in Cottonwood Heights. Morrisville has a poverty rate of 4.8% compared to 7.2% in Cottonwood Heights. Morrisville has a government sector of 51.2% compared to 44.4% in Cottonwood Heights.
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Crime & Safety — Cottonwood Heights leads
Source: FBI UCRCottonwood Heights has a property crime clearance of 32.4% compared to 4.6% in Morrisville. Cottonwood Heights has a violent crime clearance of 82.1% compared to 28.1% in Morrisville. Cottonwood Heights has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.38 compared to 0.59 in Morrisville.
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Schools & Education — Morrisville leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMorrisville has a bachelor's degree or higher of 50.7% compared to 37.4% in Cottonwood Heights. Morrisville has a high school diploma or higher of 56.3% compared to 48.7% in Cottonwood Heights.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCottonwood Heights has a population of 32,984, about 1.1x the size of Morrisville (30,471). Morrisville skews younger with a median age of 34.5 vs 39.1.
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Morrisville
Cottonwood Heights
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareCottonwood Heights: 4 vs Morrisville: 3 for with emergency services. Morrisville: 4.7 vs Cottonwood Heights: 4.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCottonwood Heights has a public transit of 0.9% compared to 0.1% in Morrisville. Morrisville has a work from home of 34.0% compared to 23.3% in Cottonwood Heights. Morrisville has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.2% in Cottonwood Heights.
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