Population
Palmdale
165,487
Davie
106,412
Median Income
Palmdale
$81,151
Davie
$87,171
Home Value
Palmdale
$435,300
Davie
$433,600
Rent
Palmdale
$1,736
Davie
$1,967
Crime Rate
Palmdale
5.51
Davie
2.15
Cost of Living
Palmdale
153.4
Davie
158.6
Avg Temp
Palmdale
N/A
Davie
N/A
Unemployment
Palmdale
7.4%
Davie
4.4%
How Similar Are Palmdale & Davie?
Davie is Palmdale's #22 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Palmdale
165,487
Davie
106,412
Palmdale has a 36% larger population than Davie.
Violent Crime
Palmdale
5.51
Davie
2.15
Palmdale's violent crime is significantly higher than Davie's — 61% difference.
Property Crime
Palmdale
18.65
Davie
19.82
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Palmdale
31.9%
Davie
41.0%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Davie has a stronger Democratic lean (22% difference).
Unemployment
Palmdale
7.4%
Davie
4.4%
Palmdale has a 40% higher unemployment than Davie.
Median Income
Palmdale
$81,151
Davie
$87,171
Both cities have similar median income — just a 7% difference.
Home Values
Palmdale
$435,300
Davie
$433,600
Both cities have similar home values — just a 0% difference.
Education
Palmdale
10.2%
Davie
26.5%
Davie's education is significantly higher than Palmdale's — 62% difference.
Demographics
Palmdale
31.8%
Davie
53.5%
Davie has a 41% higher demographics than Palmdale.
Cost of Living
Palmdale
153.4
Davie
158.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 3% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Palmdale and Davie share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Palmdale
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Davie
Davie leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Palmdale leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDDavie scores 133.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 152.6 in Palmdale. Davie has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,333 vs $2,601 in Palmdale (11% lower). Davie has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,900 vs $2,085 in Palmdale (10% lower).
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Housing Market — Palmdale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPalmdale has a single-family homes of 80.3% compared to 51.2% in Davie. Palmdale has a vacancy rate of 4.1% compared to 6.1% in Davie. Palmdale has a median rent of $1,736 vs $1,967 in Davie (12% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Davie leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDavie has a unemployment rate of 4.4% compared to 7.4% in Palmdale. Davie has a work from home of 13.9% compared to 8.3% in Palmdale. Davie has a per capita income of $43,871 vs $28,767 in Palmdale (34% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Davie leads
Source: FBI UCRDavie has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.43 compared to 1.52 in Palmdale. Davie has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.02 compared to 0.06 in Palmdale. Davie has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 2.15 compared to 5.51 in Palmdale.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Davie leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauDavie has a bachelor's degree or higher of 26.5% compared to 10.2% in Palmdale. Davie has a high school diploma or higher of 41.8% compared to 29.0% in Palmdale.
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Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPalmdale has a population of 165,487, about 1.6x the size of Davie (106,412). Palmdale skews younger with a median age of 33.2 vs 37.2.
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Foreign Born
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Black
Hispanic
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Palmdale
Davie
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareNearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDavie has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.0% in Palmdale. Palmdale has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 0.9% in Davie. Davie has a work from home of 13.9% compared to 8.3% in Palmdale.
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