Population
Santa Fe
88,224
Lowell
114,799
Median Income
Santa Fe
$70,110
Lowell
$76,205
Home Value
Santa Fe
$411,500
Lowell
$395,100
Rent
Santa Fe
$1,380
Lowell
$1,603
Crime Rate
Santa Fe
N/A
Lowell
5.32
Cost of Living
Santa Fe
127.5
Lowell
140.0
Avg Temp
Santa Fe
N/A
Lowell
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Fe
5.1%
Lowell
5.4%
How Similar Are Santa Fe & Lowell?
Lowell is Santa Fe's #7 most similar city
4 of 8 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Fe
88,224
Lowell
114,799
Lowell has a 23% larger population than Santa Fe.
Political Leaning
Santa Fe
24.4%
Lowell
29.0%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Lowell has a stronger Democratic lean (16% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Fe
5.1%
Lowell
5.4%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 6% difference.
Median Income
Santa Fe
$70,110
Lowell
$76,205
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Santa Fe
$411,500
Lowell
$395,100
Both cities have similar home values — just a 4% difference.
Education
Santa Fe
34.2%
Lowell
19.9%
Santa Fe has a 42% higher education than Lowell.
Demographics
Santa Fe
61.0%
Lowell
50.9%
Santa Fe has a 17% higher demographics than Lowell.
Cost of Living
Santa Fe
127.5
Lowell
140.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
4 out of 8 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Fe and Lowell share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Santa Fe
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Lowell
Santa Fe leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Fe leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Fe has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,390 vs $2,476 in Lowell (44% lower). Santa Fe has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,685 vs $2,941 in Lowell (43% lower). Santa Fe scores 165.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 189.5 in Lowell.
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Housing Market — Santa Fe leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLowell has a vacancy rate of 3.9% compared to 10.6% in Santa Fe. Santa Fe has a single-family homes of 66.7% compared to 38.2% in Lowell. Santa Fe has a median property tax of $2,055 vs $4,372 in Lowell (53% lower).
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Fe has a work from home of 16.2% compared to 10.0% in Lowell. Santa Fe has a per capita income of $47,121 vs $36,138 in Lowell (30% higher). Lowell: 62,411 vs Santa Fe: 46,011 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Lowell leads
Source: FBI UCRLowell has a violent crime clearance of 66.2% compared to 0.0% in Santa Fe. Lowell has a property crime clearance of 15.0% compared to 0.0% in Santa Fe.
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Violent Crime Clearance
Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Santa Fe leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Fe has a bachelor's degree or higher of 34.2% compared to 19.9% in Lowell. Santa Fe has a high school diploma or higher of 48.8% compared to 40.3% in Lowell.
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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 ACSLowell has a population of 114,799, about 1.3x the size of Santa Fe (88,224). Lowell skews younger with a median age of 35.5 vs 46.4.
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Black
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Asian
Santa Fe
Lowell
Healthcare — Lowell leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareLowell: 5 vs Santa Fe: 4 for with emergency services. Lowell: 3.5 vs Santa Fe: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Fe has a bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.4% in Lowell. Santa Fe has a work from home of 16.2% compared to 10.0% in Lowell. Lowell has a public transit of 2.0% compared to 1.3% in Santa Fe.
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