Population
St. Joseph
71,542
Evansville
116,441
Median Income
St. Joseph
$55,578
Evansville
$52,251
Home Value
St. Joseph
$144,200
Evansville
$129,100
Rent
St. Joseph
$884
Evansville
$949
Crime Rate
St. Joseph
7.29
Evansville
12.12
Cost of Living
St. Joseph
86.7
Evansville
86.2
Avg Temp
St. Joseph
N/A
Evansville
N/A
Unemployment
St. Joseph
4.7%
Evansville
5.3%
How Similar Are St. Joseph & Evansville?
Evansville is St. Joseph's #5 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
St. Joseph
71,542
Evansville
116,441
Evansville has a 39% larger population than St. Joseph.
Violent Crime
St. Joseph
7.29
Evansville
12.12
Evansville has a 40% higher violent crime than St. Joseph.
Property Crime
St. Joseph
38.51
Evansville
36.79
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 4% difference.
Political Leaning
St. Joseph
63.3%
Evansville
55.6%
Both cities lean Republican, but St. Joseph has a stronger Republican lean (12% difference).
Unemployment
St. Joseph
4.7%
Evansville
5.3%
Evansville has a 11% higher unemployment than St. Joseph.
Median Income
St. Joseph
$55,578
Evansville
$52,251
Both cities have similar median income — just a 6% difference.
Home Values
St. Joseph
$144,200
Evansville
$129,100
St. Joseph has a 10% higher home values than Evansville.
Education
St. Joseph
15.4%
Evansville
15.4%
Both cities have similar education — just a 0% difference.
Demographics
St. Joseph
80.4%
Evansville
77.1%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 4% difference.
Cost of Living
St. Joseph
86.7
Evansville
86.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. St. Joseph and Evansville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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St. Joseph leads in 6 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Evansville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSt. Joseph scores 75.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 79.8 in Evansville. St. Joseph has a fair market rent (1br) of $832 vs $860 in Evansville. St. Joseph has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,077 vs $1,113 in Evansville.
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Housing Market — St. Joseph leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEvansville has a vacancy rate of 11.1% compared to 13.5% in St. Joseph. St. Joseph has a owner-occupied of 61.4% compared to 53.9% in Evansville. St. Joseph has a median home value of $144,200 vs $129,100 in Evansville (12% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — St. Joseph leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEvansville: 59,409 vs St. Joseph: 34,212 for labor force. St. Joseph has a work from home of 6.9% compared to 5.2% in Evansville. St. Joseph: 15 min vs Evansville: 18 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — St. Joseph leads
Source: FBI UCREvansville has a property crime clearance of 14.5% compared to 1.4% in St. Joseph. Evansville has a violent crime clearance of 57.2% compared to 8.2% in St. Joseph. St. Joseph has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.04 compared to 0.10 in Evansville.
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Schools & Education — St. Joseph leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSt. Joseph has a high school diploma or higher of 41.2% compared to 39.1% in Evansville.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEvansville has a population of 116,441, about 1.6x the size of St. Joseph (71,542).
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Evansville
Healthcare — St. Joseph leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSt. Joseph: 5 vs Evansville: 3 for with emergency services. St. Joseph: 4.0 vs Evansville: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — St. Joseph leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEvansville has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.0% in St. Joseph. Evansville has a public transit of 1.0% compared to 0.3% in St. Joseph. St. Joseph has a work from home of 6.9% compared to 5.2% in Evansville.
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