Population
Opelika
31,944
Galveston
53,348
Median Income
Opelika
$58,763
Galveston
$57,216
Home Value
Opelika
$213,700
Galveston
$294,300
Rent
Opelika
$947
Galveston
$1,278
Crime Rate
Opelika
5.60
Galveston
5.37
Cost of Living
Opelika
95.7
Galveston
112.1
Avg Temp
Opelika
N/A
Galveston
N/A
Unemployment
Opelika
5.1%
Galveston
6.7%
How Similar Are Opelika & Galveston?
Galveston is Opelika's #9 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Opelika
31,944
Galveston
53,348
Galveston has a 40% larger population than Opelika.
Violent Crime
Opelika
5.60
Galveston
5.37
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 4% difference.
Property Crime
Opelika
26.24
Galveston
23.80
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Opelika
63.3%
Galveston
63.1%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Opelika
5.1%
Galveston
6.7%
Galveston has a 24% higher unemployment than Opelika.
Median Income
Opelika
$58,763
Galveston
$57,216
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Opelika
$213,700
Galveston
$294,300
Galveston has a 27% higher home values than Opelika.
Education
Opelika
24.0%
Galveston
24.3%
Both cities have similar education — just a 1% difference.
Demographics
Opelika
55.4%
Galveston
61.4%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 10% difference.
Cost of Living
Opelika
95.7
Galveston
112.1
Galveston has a 15% higher cost of living than Opelika.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Opelika and Galveston share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Opelika
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Opelika leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Opelika leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDOpelika scores 100.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 147.7 in Galveston. Opelika has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,181 vs $1,573 in Galveston (25% lower). Opelika has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,077 vs $1,323 in Galveston (19% lower).
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Housing Market — Opelika leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOpelika has a vacancy rate of 8.8% compared to 29.8% in Galveston. Opelika has a median property tax of $1,093 vs $3,485 in Galveston (69% lower). Opelika has a owner-occupied of 68.8% compared to 46.7% in Galveston.
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Jobs & Economy — Opelika leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGalveston has a work from home of 11.3% compared to 5.9% in Opelika. Galveston: 26,465 vs Opelika: 15,700 for labor force. Opelika has a poverty rate of 15.0% compared to 19.9% in Galveston.
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Crime & Safety — Galveston leads
Source: FBI UCRGalveston has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.73 compared to 4.47 in Opelika. Galveston has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.06 compared to 0.09 in Opelika. Opelika has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.55 compared to 1.07 in Galveston.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Galveston leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGalveston has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.3% compared to 24.0% in Opelika.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGalveston has a population of 53,348, about 1.7x the size of Opelika (31,944).
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Black
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Opelika
Galveston
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGalveston: 3.7 vs Opelika: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Opelika: 5 vs Galveston: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOpelika has a public transit of 1.4% compared to 0.4% in Galveston. Galveston has a bicycle of 2.0% compared to 0.2% in Opelika. Galveston has a work from home of 11.3% compared to 5.9% in Opelika.
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