Population
Richardson
118,269
Eagan
68,158
Median Income
Richardson
$96,257
Eagan
$107,486
Home Value
Richardson
$405,600
Eagan
$380,800
Rent
Richardson
$1,825
Eagan
$1,604
Crime Rate
Richardson
1.53
Eagan
1.03
Cost of Living
Richardson
158.2
Eagan
159.6
Avg Temp
Richardson
N/A
Eagan
N/A
Unemployment
Richardson
4.8%
Eagan
3.9%
How Similar Are Richardson & Eagan?
Eagan is Richardson's #20 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Richardson
118,269
Eagan
68,158
Richardson has a 42% larger population than Eagan.
Violent Crime
Richardson
1.53
Eagan
1.03
Richardson has a 32% higher violent crime than Eagan.
Property Crime
Richardson
18.34
Eagan
17.70
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Richardson
38.0%
Eagan
42.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Eagan has a stronger Democratic lean (11% difference).
Unemployment
Richardson
4.8%
Eagan
3.9%
Richardson has a 18% higher unemployment than Eagan.
Median Income
Richardson
$96,257
Eagan
$107,486
Eagan has a 10% higher median income than Richardson.
Home Values
Richardson
$405,600
Eagan
$380,800
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Richardson
37.2%
Eagan
37.4%
Both cities have similar education — just a 0% difference.
Demographics
Richardson
55.8%
Eagan
71.0%
Eagan has a 21% higher demographics than Richardson.
Cost of Living
Richardson
158.2
Eagan
159.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Richardson and Eagan share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Richardson
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Eagan
Eagan leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Richardson leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDRichardson scores 108.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 164.3 in Eagan. Eagan scores 183.8 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 216.3 in Richardson. Eagan has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,648 in Richardson (17% lower).
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Housing Market — Eagan leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEagan has a vacancy rate of 2.4% compared to 5.0% in Richardson. Eagan has a median property tax of $3,740 vs $6,438 in Richardson (72% lower). Eagan has a owner-occupied of 69.5% compared to 50.8% in Richardson.
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Jobs & Economy — Eagan leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEagan has a poverty rate of 6.0% compared to 10.1% in Richardson. Richardson: 68,275 vs Eagan: 40,302 for labor force. Eagan has a unemployment rate of 3.9% compared to 4.8% in Richardson.
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Crime & Safety — Eagan leads
Source: FBI UCREagan has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.06 compared to 0.38 in Richardson. Eagan has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 1.03 compared to 1.53 in Richardson. Eagan has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.55 compared to 2.20 in Richardson.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Eagan leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauEagan has a high school diploma or higher of 47.7% compared to 45.1% in Richardson.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRichardson has a population of 118,269, about 1.7x the size of Eagan (68,158). Richardson skews younger with a median age of 34.0 vs 39.1.
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Richardson
Eagan
Healthcare — Eagan leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareEagan: 5 vs Richardson: 3 for with emergency services. Eagan: 4.3 vs Richardson: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Richardson leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRichardson has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Eagan. Richardson has a public transit of 2.4% compared to 2.0% in Eagan. Richardson has a work from home of 23.2% compared to 20.5% in Eagan.
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