Population
Spring Lake
11,613
Thomasville
18,720
Median Income
Spring Lake
$50,497
Thomasville
$48,464
Home Value
Spring Lake
$101,300
Thomasville
$196,500
Rent
Spring Lake
$1,228
Thomasville
$1,025
Crime Rate
Spring Lake
5.41
Thomasville
6.61
Cost of Living
Spring Lake
91.3
Thomasville
90.9
Avg Temp
Spring Lake
N/A
Thomasville
N/A
Unemployment
Spring Lake
6.1%
Thomasville
5.6%
How Similar Are Spring Lake & Thomasville?
Thomasville is Spring Lake's #19 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Spring Lake
11,613
Thomasville
18,720
Thomasville has a 38% larger population than Spring Lake.
Violent Crime
Spring Lake
5.41
Thomasville
6.61
Thomasville has a 18% higher violent crime than Spring Lake.
Property Crime
Spring Lake
33.77
Thomasville
32.83
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Spring Lake
42.7%
Thomasville
61.9%
Spring Lake leans Democratic while Thomasville leans Republican.
Unemployment
Spring Lake
6.1%
Thomasville
5.6%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 8% difference.
Median Income
Spring Lake
$50,497
Thomasville
$48,464
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Spring Lake
$101,300
Thomasville
$196,500
Thomasville has a 48% higher home values than Spring Lake.
Education
Spring Lake
12.6%
Thomasville
17.4%
Thomasville has a 27% higher education than Spring Lake.
Demographics
Spring Lake
38.7%
Thomasville
40.2%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 4% difference.
Cost of Living
Spring Lake
91.3
Thomasville
90.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 0% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Spring Lake and Thomasville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Spring Lake
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Thomasville
Thomasville leads in 6 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Thomasville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDThomasville scores 74.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 82.2 in Spring Lake. Thomasville has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,149 vs $1,251 in Spring Lake (9% lower). Thomasville has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,048 vs $1,113 in Spring Lake (6% lower).
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Housing Market — Thomasville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThomasville has a vacancy rate of 10.5% compared to 16.3% in Spring Lake. Thomasville has a owner-occupied of 45.4% compared to 21.4% in Spring Lake. Thomasville has a median home value of $196,500 vs $101,300 in Spring Lake (48% higher).
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Thomasville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThomasville has a work from home of 5.9% compared to 3.4% in Spring Lake. Thomasville: 8,980 vs Spring Lake: 5,945 for labor force. Thomasville has a per capita income of $35,316 vs $23,923 in Spring Lake (32% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Thomasville leads
Source: FBI UCRSpring Lake has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.05 in Thomasville. Thomasville has a property crime clearance of 24.8% compared to 9.0% in Spring Lake. Spring Lake has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.26 compared to 0.70 in Thomasville.
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Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Thomasville leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauThomasville has a high school diploma or higher of 37.1% compared to 26.1% in Spring Lake. Thomasville has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.4% compared to 12.6% in Spring Lake.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThomasville has a population of 18,720, about 1.6x the size of Spring Lake (11,613). Spring Lake skews younger with a median age of 25.4 vs 38.0.
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Black
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Asian
Spring Lake
Thomasville
Healthcare — Spring Lake leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSpring Lake: 3 vs Thomasville: 2 for with emergency services. Spring Lake: 2.8 vs Thomasville: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Thomasville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThomasville has a bicycle of 0.7% compared to 0.1% in Spring Lake. Spring Lake has a public transit of 0.9% compared to 0.7% in Thomasville. Thomasville has a work from home of 5.9% compared to 3.4% in Spring Lake.
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