Population
Southgate
29,551
Monroe
20,330
Median Income
Southgate
$64,635
Monroe
$59,532
Home Value
Southgate
$165,400
Monroe
$161,500
Rent
Southgate
$1,102
Monroe
$898
Crime Rate
Southgate
4.49
Monroe
5.77
Cost of Living
Southgate
104.4
Monroe
94.5
Avg Temp
Southgate
N/A
Monroe
N/A
Unemployment
Southgate
5.1%
Monroe
6.8%
How Similar Are Southgate & Monroe?
Monroe is Southgate's #10 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Southgate
29,551
Monroe
20,330
Southgate has a 31% larger population than Monroe.
Violent Crime
Southgate
4.49
Monroe
5.77
Monroe has a 22% higher violent crime than Southgate.
Property Crime
Southgate
20.17
Monroe
19.39
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 4% difference.
Political Leaning
Southgate
33.7%
Monroe
62.8%
Southgate leans Democratic while Monroe leans Republican.
Unemployment
Southgate
5.1%
Monroe
6.8%
Monroe has a 25% higher unemployment than Southgate.
Median Income
Southgate
$64,635
Monroe
$59,532
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Southgate
$165,400
Monroe
$161,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 2% difference.
Education
Southgate
15.4%
Monroe
14.9%
Both cities have similar education — just a 3% difference.
Demographics
Southgate
78.8%
Monroe
84.8%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 7% difference.
Cost of Living
Southgate
104.4
Monroe
94.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Southgate and Monroe share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Monroe
Monroe leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Monroe leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMonroe scores 95.0 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 113.6 in Southgate. Monroe has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,011 vs $1,122 in Southgate (11% lower). Monroe has a living wage (family of 4) of $98,303 vs $108,616 in Southgate (10% lower).
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Housing Market — Monroe leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMonroe has a median property tax of $2,218 vs $3,163 in Southgate (43% lower). Monroe has a median rent of $898 vs $1,102 in Southgate (23% lower). Southgate has a vacancy rate of 5.2% compared to 5.4% in Monroe.
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Jobs & Economy — Southgate leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSouthgate has a work from home of 10.6% compared to 5.7% in Monroe. Southgate: 15,048 vs Monroe: 9,143 for labor force. Southgate has a poverty rate of 9.8% compared to 18.3% in Monroe.
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Crime & Safety
Source: FBI UCRSouthgate has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.81 compared to 3.34 in Monroe. Southgate has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.31 compared to 0.56 in Monroe. Southgate has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 4.49 compared to 5.77 in Monroe.
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Schools & Education — Southgate leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSouthgate has a high school diploma or higher of 40.3% compared to 35.4% in Monroe. Southgate has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.4% compared to 14.9% in Monroe.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSouthgate has a population of 29,551, about 1.5x the size of Monroe (20,330). Monroe skews younger with a median age of 36.9 vs 39.4.
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Southgate
Monroe
Healthcare — Monroe leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMonroe: 2.3 vs Southgate: 1.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Monroe leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSouthgate has a work from home of 10.6% compared to 5.7% in Monroe. Monroe has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.1% in Southgate. Monroe has a public transit of 1.5% compared to 0.6% in Southgate.
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