Population
Scranton
76,074
Sheboygan
49,812
Median Income
Scranton
$49,531
Sheboygan
$62,953
Home Value
Scranton
$141,700
Sheboygan
$165,200
Rent
Scranton
$991
Sheboygan
$874
Crime Rate
Scranton
2.81
Sheboygan
4.27
Cost of Living
Scranton
89.8
Sheboygan
94.9
Avg Temp
Scranton
N/A
Sheboygan
N/A
Unemployment
Scranton
5.5%
Sheboygan
2.5%
How Similar Are Scranton & Sheboygan?
Sheboygan is Scranton's #25 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Scranton
76,074
Sheboygan
49,812
Scranton has a 35% larger population than Sheboygan.
Violent Crime
Scranton
2.81
Sheboygan
4.27
Sheboygan has a 34% higher violent crime than Scranton.
Property Crime
Scranton
13.45
Sheboygan
12.88
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 4% difference.
Political Leaning
Scranton
48.3%
Sheboygan
57.5%
Scranton leans Democratic while Sheboygan leans Republican.
Unemployment
Scranton
5.5%
Sheboygan
2.5%
Scranton's unemployment is significantly higher than Sheboygan's — 53% difference.
Median Income
Scranton
$49,531
Sheboygan
$62,953
Sheboygan has a 21% higher median income than Scranton.
Home Values
Scranton
$141,700
Sheboygan
$165,200
Sheboygan has a 14% higher home values than Scranton.
Education
Scranton
15.1%
Sheboygan
15.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 3% difference.
Demographics
Scranton
71.6%
Sheboygan
72.8%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 2% difference.
Cost of Living
Scranton
89.8
Sheboygan
94.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Scranton and Sheboygan share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Sheboygan leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Scranton leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSheboygan has a fair market rent (1br) of $888 vs $1,028 in Scranton (16% lower). Sheboygan has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,116 vs $1,252 in Scranton (12% lower). Scranton scores 87.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 98.1 in Sheboygan.
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Housing Market — Sheboygan leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSheboygan has a vacancy rate of 5.6% compared to 14.8% in Scranton. Sheboygan has a owner-occupied of 60.3% compared to 50.7% in Scranton. Sheboygan has a median home value of $165,200 vs $141,700 in Scranton (14% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Sheboygan leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSheboygan has a unemployment rate of 2.5% compared to 5.5% in Scranton. Sheboygan has a poverty rate of 12.2% compared to 22.0% in Scranton. Scranton: 35,629 vs Sheboygan: 26,360 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Sheboygan leads
Source: FBI UCRSheboygan has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.06 compared to 0.32 in Scranton. Sheboygan has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.04 compared to 0.09 in Scranton. Sheboygan has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.89 compared to 1.93 in Scranton.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauScranton has a high school diploma or higher of 41.2% compared to 38.6% in Sheboygan. Sheboygan has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.6% compared to 15.1% in Scranton.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSScranton has a population of 76,074, about 1.5x the size of Sheboygan (49,812).
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Scranton
Sheboygan
Healthcare — Sheboygan leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSheboygan: 5 vs Scranton: 3 for with emergency services. Sheboygan: 4.0 vs Scranton: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSScranton has a public transit of 1.7% compared to 0.5% in Sheboygan. Sheboygan has a bicycle of 1.0% compared to 0.1% in Scranton. Scranton has a work from home of 8.5% compared to 7.5% in Sheboygan.
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