Population
Oak Lawn
57,098
Robbinsdale
14,318
Median Income
Oak Lawn
$82,493
Robbinsdale
$84,719
Home Value
Oak Lawn
$267,900
Robbinsdale
$280,400
Rent
Oak Lawn
$1,310
Robbinsdale
$1,582
Crime Rate
Oak Lawn
1.80
Robbinsdale
3.85
Cost of Living
Oak Lawn
133.6
Robbinsdale
132.3
Avg Temp
Oak Lawn
N/A
Robbinsdale
N/A
Unemployment
Oak Lawn
5.1%
Robbinsdale
6.1%
How Similar Are Oak Lawn & Robbinsdale?
Robbinsdale is Oak Lawn's #14 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Oak Lawn
57,098
Robbinsdale
14,318
Oak Lawn (57,098) is about 4.0x larger than Robbinsdale (14,318).
Violent Crime
Oak Lawn
1.80
Robbinsdale
3.85
Robbinsdale's violent crime is significantly higher than Oak Lawn's — 53% difference.
Property Crime
Oak Lawn
17.27
Robbinsdale
17.72
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Oak Lawn
28.4%
Robbinsdale
27.5%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 3% difference.
Unemployment
Oak Lawn
5.1%
Robbinsdale
6.1%
Robbinsdale has a 16% higher unemployment than Oak Lawn.
Median Income
Oak Lawn
$82,493
Robbinsdale
$84,719
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Oak Lawn
$267,900
Robbinsdale
$280,400
Both cities have similar home values — just a 4% difference.
Education
Oak Lawn
21.3%
Robbinsdale
29.4%
Robbinsdale has a 27% higher education than Oak Lawn.
Demographics
Oak Lawn
72.0%
Robbinsdale
66.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 8% difference.
Cost of Living
Oak Lawn
133.6
Robbinsdale
132.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Oak Lawn and Robbinsdale share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Robbinsdale leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Robbinsdale leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDRobbinsdale scores 100.2 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 126.1 in Oak Lawn. Robbinsdale has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,581 in Oak Lawn (13% lower). Robbinsdale has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,709 vs $1,781 in Oak Lawn.
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Housing Market — Robbinsdale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRobbinsdale has a vacancy rate of 2.9% compared to 5.9% in Oak Lawn. Robbinsdale has a median property tax of $3,319 vs $6,101 in Oak Lawn (84% lower). Oak Lawn has a owner-occupied of 82.5% compared to 70.2% in Robbinsdale.
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Jobs & Economy — Robbinsdale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Lawn: 28,502 vs Robbinsdale: 8,658 for labor force. Robbinsdale: 18 min vs Oak Lawn: 28 min for mean commute. Robbinsdale has a work from home of 17.7% compared to 10.0% in Oak Lawn.
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Crime & Safety — Oak Lawn leads
Source: FBI UCRRobbinsdale has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.96 compared to 3.44 in Oak Lawn. Oak Lawn has a property crime clearance of 12.8% compared to 7.4% in Robbinsdale. Oak Lawn has a violent crime clearance of 57.6% compared to 34.0% in Robbinsdale.
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Schools & Education — Robbinsdale leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauRobbinsdale has a bachelor's degree or higher of 29.4% compared to 21.3% in Oak Lawn. Robbinsdale has a high school diploma or higher of 44.2% compared to 42.2% in Oak Lawn.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Lawn has a population of 57,098, about 4x the size of Robbinsdale (14,318). Robbinsdale skews younger with a median age of 38.3 vs 40.3.
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Healthcare — Robbinsdale leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareRobbinsdale: 3.0 vs Oak Lawn: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Oak Lawn leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Lawn has a public transit of 4.1% compared to 2.6% in Robbinsdale. Robbinsdale: 18 min vs Oak Lawn: 28 min for mean commute time. Oak Lawn has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.3% in Robbinsdale.
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