Population
Spring Valley
32,995
Sweetwater
19,544
Median Income
Spring Valley
$56,151
Sweetwater
$55,154
Home Value
Spring Valley
$351,500
Sweetwater
$251,000
Rent
Spring Valley
$1,673
Sweetwater
$1,699
Crime Rate
Spring Valley
3.61
Sweetwater
1.01
Cost of Living
Spring Valley
133.4
Sweetwater
117.4
Avg Temp
Spring Valley
N/A
Sweetwater
N/A
Unemployment
Spring Valley
4.8%
Sweetwater
4.6%
How Similar Are Spring Valley & Sweetwater?
Sweetwater is Spring Valley's #14 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Spring Valley
32,995
Sweetwater
19,544
Spring Valley has a 41% larger population than Sweetwater.
Violent Crime
Spring Valley
3.61
Sweetwater
1.01
Spring Valley's violent crime is significantly higher than Sweetwater's — 72% difference.
Property Crime
Spring Valley
21.71
Sweetwater
20.69
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Spring Valley
55.9%
Sweetwater
55.4%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 1% difference.
Unemployment
Spring Valley
4.8%
Sweetwater
4.6%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
Spring Valley
$56,151
Sweetwater
$55,154
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Spring Valley
$351,500
Sweetwater
$251,000
Spring Valley has a 29% higher home values than Sweetwater.
Education
Spring Valley
9.2%
Sweetwater
15.0%
Sweetwater has a 39% higher education than Spring Valley.
Demographics
Spring Valley
36.9%
Sweetwater
37.9%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 3% difference.
Cost of Living
Spring Valley
133.4
Sweetwater
117.4
Spring Valley has a 12% higher cost of living than Sweetwater.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Spring Valley and Sweetwater share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Spring Valley
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Sweetwater
Sweetwater leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Sweetwater leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSweetwater has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,995 vs $2,655 in Spring Valley (33% lower). Sweetwater scores 157.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 207.3 in Spring Valley. Sweetwater has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,436 vs $2,910 in Spring Valley (19% lower).
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Housing Market — Sweetwater leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSweetwater has a median property tax of $1,806 vs $8,197 in Spring Valley (354% lower). Sweetwater has a vacancy rate of 2.5% compared to 6.0% in Spring Valley. Spring Valley has a median home value of $351,500 vs $251,000 in Sweetwater (40% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Spring Valley leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSweetwater has a poverty rate of 16.3% compared to 31.2% in Spring Valley. Spring Valley: 14,616 vs Sweetwater: 10,247 for labor force. Sweetwater has a government sector of 49.4% compared to 43.6% in Spring Valley.
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Crime & Safety — Sweetwater leads
Source: FBI UCRSweetwater has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.48 compared to 3.82 in Spring Valley. Sweetwater has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.48 compared to 2.06 in Spring Valley. Sweetwater has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 1.01 compared to 3.61 in Spring Valley.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Sweetwater leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSweetwater has a bachelor's degree or higher of 15.0% compared to 9.2% in Spring Valley. Sweetwater has a high school diploma or higher of 36.1% compared to 24.5% in Spring Valley.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSpring Valley has a population of 32,995, about 1.7x the size of Sweetwater (19,544). Spring Valley skews younger with a median age of 27.1 vs 41.9.
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Black
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Asian
Spring Valley
Sweetwater
Healthcare — Sweetwater leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSweetwater: 5 vs Spring Valley: 1 for with emergency services. Sweetwater: 2.8 vs Spring Valley: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSpring Valley has a public transit of 12.6% compared to 2.1% in Sweetwater. Sweetwater has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.0% in Spring Valley. Sweetwater has a drive alone of 83.0% compared to 54.0% in Spring Valley.
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