Population
Spring Lake
11,613
Pembroke Park
6,254
Median Income
Spring Lake
$50,497
Pembroke Park
$50,710
Home Value
Spring Lake
$101,300
Pembroke Park
$103,700
Rent
Spring Lake
$1,228
Pembroke Park
$1,532
Crime Rate
Spring Lake
5.41
Pembroke Park
5.14
Cost of Living
Spring Lake
91.3
Pembroke Park
99.6
Avg Temp
Spring Lake
N/A
Pembroke Park
N/A
Unemployment
Spring Lake
6.1%
Pembroke Park
6.7%
How Similar Are Spring Lake & Pembroke Park?
Pembroke Park is Spring Lake's #4 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Spring Lake
11,613
Pembroke Park
6,254
Spring Lake has a 46% larger population than Pembroke Park.
Violent Crime
Spring Lake
5.41
Pembroke Park
5.14
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 5% difference.
Property Crime
Spring Lake
33.77
Pembroke Park
28.63
Spring Lake has a 15% higher property crime than Pembroke Park.
Political Leaning
Spring Lake
42.7%
Pembroke Park
41.0%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 4% difference.
Unemployment
Spring Lake
6.1%
Pembroke Park
6.7%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 9% difference.
Median Income
Spring Lake
$50,497
Pembroke Park
$50,710
Both cities have similar median income — just a 0% difference.
Home Values
Spring Lake
$101,300
Pembroke Park
$103,700
Both cities have similar home values — just a 2% difference.
Education
Spring Lake
12.6%
Pembroke Park
11.2%
Spring Lake has a 11% higher education than Pembroke Park.
Demographics
Spring Lake
38.7%
Pembroke Park
18.9%
Spring Lake's demographics is significantly higher than Pembroke Park's — 51% difference.
Cost of Living
Spring Lake
91.3
Pembroke Park
99.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Spring Lake and Pembroke Park share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Spring Lake
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Pembroke Park
Pembroke Park leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Spring Lake leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSpring Lake has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,251 vs $2,333 in Pembroke Park (46% lower). Spring Lake has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,113 vs $1,900 in Pembroke Park (41% lower). Spring Lake scores 101.8 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 126.0 in Pembroke Park.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSpring Lake has a single-family homes of 49.7% compared to 6.1% in Pembroke Park. Pembroke Park has a median property tax of N/A vs $1,465 in Spring Lake (100% lower). Spring Lake has a vacancy rate of 16.3% compared to 35.5% in Pembroke Park.
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Median Property Tax
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Spring Lake leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSpring Lake: 5,945 vs Pembroke Park: 2,873 for labor force. Pembroke Park has a government sector of 38.2% compared to 27.6% in Spring Lake. Pembroke Park has a private sector of 86.5% compared to 63.8% in Spring Lake.
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Crime & Safety — Pembroke Park leads
Source: FBI UCRPembroke Park has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 3.23 compared to 6.81 in Spring Lake. Spring Lake has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.26 compared to 1.76 in Pembroke Park. Pembroke Park has a assault rate (per 1k) of 3.08 compared to 4.89 in Spring Lake.
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Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauPembroke Park has a high school diploma or higher of 31.2% compared to 26.1% in Spring Lake. Spring Lake has a bachelor's degree or higher of 12.6% compared to 11.2% in Pembroke Park.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSpring Lake has a population of 11,613, about 1.9x the size of Pembroke Park (6,254). Spring Lake skews younger with a median age of 25.4 vs 34.3.
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Married Population
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Spring Lake
Pembroke Park
Healthcare — Pembroke Park leads
Source: CMS Hospital ComparePembroke Park: 4 vs Spring Lake: 3 for with emergency services. Pembroke Park: 3.0 vs Spring Lake: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Pembroke Park leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPembroke Park has a bicycle of 1.3% compared to 0.1% in Spring Lake. Pembroke Park has a public transit of 6.5% compared to 0.9% in Spring Lake. Pembroke Park has a work from home of 4.2% compared to 3.4% in Spring Lake.
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