Population
Shelby
21,868
Cape Girardeau
40,047
Median Income
Shelby
$50,705
Cape Girardeau
$54,870
Home Value
Shelby
$185,400
Cape Girardeau
$186,100
Rent
Shelby
$899
Cape Girardeau
$855
Crime Rate
Shelby
10.44
Cape Girardeau
6.23
Cost of Living
Shelby
88.4
Cape Girardeau
88.3
Avg Temp
Shelby
N/A
Cape Girardeau
N/A
Unemployment
Shelby
3.6%
Cape Girardeau
3.4%
How Similar Are Shelby & Cape Girardeau?
Cape Girardeau is Shelby's #6 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Shelby
21,868
Cape Girardeau
40,047
Cape Girardeau has a 45% larger population than Shelby.
Violent Crime
Shelby
10.44
Cape Girardeau
6.23
Shelby has a 40% higher violent crime than Cape Girardeau.
Property Crime
Shelby
24.33
Cape Girardeau
24.56
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 1% difference.
Political Leaning
Shelby
67.2%
Cape Girardeau
72.7%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 8% difference.
Unemployment
Shelby
3.6%
Cape Girardeau
3.4%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Shelby
$50,705
Cape Girardeau
$54,870
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Shelby
$185,400
Cape Girardeau
$186,100
Both cities have similar home values — just a 0% difference.
Education
Shelby
18.4%
Cape Girardeau
22.4%
Cape Girardeau has a 18% higher education than Shelby.
Demographics
Shelby
55.3%
Cape Girardeau
76.5%
Cape Girardeau has a 28% higher demographics than Shelby.
Cost of Living
Shelby
88.4
Cape Girardeau
88.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 0% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Shelby and Cape Girardeau share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Shelby leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDShelby has a fair market rent (2br) of $925 vs $992 in Cape Girardeau (7% lower). Cape Girardeau scores 73.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 77.5 in Shelby. Shelby has a fair market rent (1br) of $763 vs $807 in Cape Girardeau (5% lower).
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Housing Market — Cape Girardeau leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCape Girardeau has a vacancy rate of 11.1% compared to 15.1% in Shelby. Cape Girardeau has a median property tax of $1,395 vs $1,613 in Shelby (16% lower). Shelby has a owner-occupied of 59.1% compared to 52.2% in Cape Girardeau.
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Jobs & Economy — Cape Girardeau leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCape Girardeau: 20,990 vs Shelby: 9,810 for labor force. Shelby has a work from home of 9.7% compared to 7.1% in Cape Girardeau. Shelby has a poverty rate of 18.2% compared to 20.7% in Cape Girardeau.
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Crime & Safety — Cape Girardeau leads
Source: FBI UCRCape Girardeau has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.07 compared to 0.23 in Shelby. Cape Girardeau has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.32 compared to 0.77 in Shelby. Cape Girardeau has a assault rate (per 1k) of 5.32 compared to 8.94 in Shelby.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Cape Girardeau leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauCape Girardeau has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.4% compared to 18.4% in Shelby. Cape Girardeau has a high school diploma or higher of 40.3% compared to 39.5% in Shelby.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCape Girardeau has a population of 40,047, about 1.8x the size of Shelby (21,868). Cape Girardeau skews younger with a median age of 34.2 vs 41.2.
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Shelby
Cape Girardeau
Healthcare — Shelby leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareShelby: 5 vs Cape Girardeau: 3 for with emergency services. Shelby: 3.0 vs Cape Girardeau: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Cape Girardeau leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCape Girardeau has a public transit of 0.2% compared to 0.0% in Shelby. Cape Girardeau has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.0% in Shelby. Shelby has a work from home of 9.7% compared to 7.1% in Cape Girardeau.
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