Population
Portage
49,015
Richfield
36,725
Median Income
Portage
$79,529
Richfield
$84,055
Home Value
Portage
$243,400
Richfield
$320,400
Rent
Portage
$1,120
Richfield
$1,334
Crime Rate
Portage
2.77
Richfield
2.70
Cost of Living
Portage
117.3
Richfield
130.0
Avg Temp
Portage
N/A
Richfield
N/A
Unemployment
Portage
5.0%
Richfield
5.1%
How Similar Are Portage & Richfield?
Richfield is Portage's #23 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Portage
49,015
Richfield
36,725
Portage has a 25% larger population than Richfield.
Violent Crime
Portage
2.77
Richfield
2.70
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 3% difference.
Property Crime
Portage
29.75
Richfield
24.61
Portage has a 17% higher property crime than Richfield.
Political Leaning
Portage
40.3%
Richfield
27.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Portage has a stronger Democratic lean (32% difference).
Unemployment
Portage
5.0%
Richfield
5.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 3% difference.
Median Income
Portage
$79,529
Richfield
$84,055
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Portage
$243,400
Richfield
$320,400
Richfield has a 24% higher home values than Portage.
Education
Portage
32.9%
Richfield
32.9%
Both cities have similar education — just a 0% difference.
Demographics
Portage
82.4%
Richfield
63.4%
Portage has a 23% higher demographics than Richfield.
Cost of Living
Portage
117.3
Richfield
130.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 10% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Portage and Richfield share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Portage
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Richfield
Richfield leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Portage leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDPortage has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,162 vs $1,709 in Richfield (32% lower). Portage has a fair market rent (1br) of $998 vs $1,405 in Richfield (29% lower). Portage scores 131.5 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 156.6 in Richfield.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRichfield has a vacancy rate of 3.2% compared to 5.3% in Portage. Richfield has a median home value of $320,400 vs $243,400 in Portage (24% higher). Portage has a single-family homes of 73.3% compared to 61.5% in Richfield.
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Jobs & Economy — Richfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPortage: 27,304 vs Richfield: 21,610 for labor force. Richfield has a work from home of 15.7% compared to 11.6% in Portage. Portage: 17 min vs Richfield: 20 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — Richfield leads
Source: FBI UCRPortage has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.03 in Richfield. Portage has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.20 compared to 0.58 in Richfield. Richfield has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 18.90 compared to 25.46 in Portage.
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Schools & Education — Richfield leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauRichfield has a high school diploma or higher of 47.5% compared to 45.0% in Portage.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPortage has a population of 49,015, about 1.3x the size of Richfield (36,725). Portage skews younger with a median age of 37.2 vs 38.9.
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Portage
Richfield
Healthcare — Richfield leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareRichfield: 5 vs Portage: 4 for with emergency services. Richfield: 4.3 vs Portage: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Richfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRichfield has a public transit of 4.3% compared to 0.7% in Portage. Richfield has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.2% in Portage. Richfield has a work from home of 15.7% compared to 11.6% in Portage.
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