Population
Rockford
147,649
Lawton
90,662
Median Income
Rockford
$53,328
Lawton
$53,588
Home Value
Rockford
$120,900
Lawton
$134,200
Rent
Rockford
$954
Lawton
$935
Crime Rate
Rockford
10.81
Lawton
8.20
Cost of Living
Rockford
90.8
Lawton
85.7
Avg Temp
Rockford
N/A
Lawton
N/A
Unemployment
Rockford
8.6%
Lawton
8.1%
How Similar Are Rockford & Lawton?
Lawton is Rockford's #1 most similar city
8 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Rockford
147,649
Lawton
90,662
Rockford has a 39% larger population than Lawton.
Violent Crime
Rockford
10.81
Lawton
8.20
Rockford has a 24% higher violent crime than Lawton.
Property Crime
Rockford
25.17
Lawton
26.53
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Rockford
63.9%
Lawton
60.7%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Rockford
8.6%
Lawton
8.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 6% difference.
Median Income
Rockford
$53,328
Lawton
$53,588
Both cities have similar median income — just a 0% difference.
Home Values
Rockford
$120,900
Lawton
$134,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 10% difference.
Education
Rockford
15.5%
Lawton
14.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 6% difference.
Demographics
Rockford
55.5%
Lawton
53.6%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 3% difference.
Cost of Living
Rockford
90.8
Lawton
85.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
8 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Rockford and Lawton are remarkably similar cities.
At a Glance
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Lawton
Rockford leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Lawton leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDLawton scores 70.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 81.5 in Rockford. Lawton has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,001 vs $1,118 in Rockford (12% lower). Lawton scores 87.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 97.2 in Rockford.
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Housing Market — Lawton leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLawton has a median property tax of $1,266 vs $3,219 in Rockford (154% lower). Rockford has a vacancy rate of 9.6% compared to 16.5% in Lawton. Rockford has a owner-occupied of 53.8% compared to 44.6% in Lawton.
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Jobs & Economy — Rockford leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRockford: 69,339 vs Lawton: 44,291 for labor force. Lawton has a work from home of 12.4% compared to 7.9% in Rockford. Rockford has a government sector of 44.5% compared to 33.1% in Lawton.
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Crime & Safety — Rockford leads
Source: FBI UCRRockford has a violent crime clearance of 52.8% compared to 24.9% in Lawton. Lawton has a assault rate (per 1k) of 5.95 compared to 8.91 in Rockford. Lawton has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.72 compared to 1.07 in Rockford.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauRockford has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.5% compared to 14.6% in Lawton.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRockford has a population of 147,649, about 1.6x the size of Lawton (90,662). Lawton skews younger with a median age of 32.1 vs 37.5.
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Rockford
Lawton
Healthcare — Rockford leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareRockford: 2.8 vs Lawton: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Rockford: 5 vs Lawton: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSRockford has a public transit of 1.0% compared to 0.6% in Lawton. Lawton has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.2% in Rockford. Lawton has a work from home of 12.4% compared to 7.9% in Rockford.
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