Population
Shreveport
183,483
Fort Smith
89,496
Median Income
Shreveport
$48,465
Fort Smith
$52,692
Home Value
Shreveport
$178,100
Fort Smith
$168,100
Rent
Shreveport
$980
Fort Smith
$852
Crime Rate
Shreveport
12.30
Fort Smith
8.44
Cost of Living
Shreveport
88.1
Fort Smith
85.9
Avg Temp
Shreveport
N/A
Fort Smith
N/A
Unemployment
Shreveport
8.9%
Fort Smith
6.7%
How Similar Are Shreveport & Fort Smith?
Fort Smith is Shreveport's #18 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Shreveport
183,483
Fort Smith
89,496
Shreveport (183,483) is about 2.1x larger than Fort Smith (89,496).
Violent Crime
Shreveport
12.30
Fort Smith
8.44
Shreveport has a 31% higher violent crime than Fort Smith.
Property Crime
Shreveport
39.90
Fort Smith
36.84
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Shreveport
47.0%
Fort Smith
67.6%
Shreveport leans Democratic while Fort Smith leans Republican.
Unemployment
Shreveport
8.9%
Fort Smith
6.7%
Shreveport has a 25% higher unemployment than Fort Smith.
Median Income
Shreveport
$48,465
Fort Smith
$52,692
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Shreveport
$178,100
Fort Smith
$168,100
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Shreveport
18.6%
Fort Smith
16.9%
Both cities have similar education — just a 9% difference.
Demographics
Shreveport
36.5%
Fort Smith
61.2%
Fort Smith has a 40% higher demographics than Shreveport.
Cost of Living
Shreveport
88.1
Fort Smith
85.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Shreveport and Fort Smith share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Shreveport
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Fort Smith
Fort Smith leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Fort Smith leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFort Smith has a fair market rent (1br) of $714 vs $982 in Shreveport (38% lower). Fort Smith has a fair market rent (2br) of $937 vs $1,111 in Shreveport (19% lower). Fort Smith scores 87.3 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 97.4 in Shreveport.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Smith has a vacancy rate of 9.1% compared to 16.6% in Shreveport. Fort Smith has a median rent of $852 vs $980 in Shreveport (15% lower). Fort Smith has a median property tax of $1,118 vs $1,191 in Shreveport (7% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Fort Smith leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSShreveport: 83,240 vs Fort Smith: 43,801 for labor force. Fort Smith has a unemployment rate of 6.7% compared to 8.9% in Shreveport. Fort Smith has a poverty rate of 18.3% compared to 23.6% in Shreveport.
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Crime & Safety — Fort Smith leads
Source: FBI UCRFort Smith has a violent crime clearance of 73.3% compared to 23.7% in Shreveport. Fort Smith has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 4.67 compared to 7.81 in Shreveport. Fort Smith has a assault rate (per 1k) of 6.87 compared to 10.38 in Shreveport.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Shreveport leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauShreveport has a bachelor's degree or higher of 18.6% compared to 16.9% in Fort Smith. Shreveport has a high school diploma or higher of 39.2% compared to 36.1% in Fort Smith.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSShreveport has a population of 183,483, about 2.1x the size of Fort Smith (89,496).
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Black
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Asian
Shreveport
Fort Smith
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareFort Smith: 4 vs Shreveport: 2 for with emergency services. Shreveport: 2.7 vs Fort Smith: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Fort Smith leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSShreveport has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 0.2% in Fort Smith. Fort Smith has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.1% in Shreveport. Fort Smith has a work from home of 7.4% compared to 5.7% in Shreveport.
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