Population
Sulphur
21,004
Sand Springs
19,973
Median Income
Sulphur
$58,044
Sand Springs
$73,400
Home Value
Sulphur
$175,200
Sand Springs
$186,700
Rent
Sulphur
$1,015
Sand Springs
$1,016
Crime Rate
Sulphur
3.76
Sand Springs
2.48
Cost of Living
Sulphur
92.0
Sand Springs
104.9
Avg Temp
Sulphur
N/A
Sand Springs
N/A
Unemployment
Sulphur
4.6%
Sand Springs
4.9%
How Similar Are Sulphur & Sand Springs?
Sand Springs is Sulphur's #20 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Sulphur
21,004
Sand Springs
19,973
Both cities have similar populations — Sulphur at 21,004 and Sand Springs at 19,973.
Violent Crime
Sulphur
3.76
Sand Springs
2.48
Sulphur has a 34% higher violent crime than Sand Springs.
Property Crime
Sulphur
29.17
Sand Springs
27.62
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Sulphur
69.0%
Sand Springs
69.8%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 1% difference.
Unemployment
Sulphur
4.6%
Sand Springs
4.9%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 6% difference.
Median Income
Sulphur
$58,044
Sand Springs
$73,400
Sand Springs has a 21% higher median income than Sulphur.
Home Values
Sulphur
$175,200
Sand Springs
$186,700
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Sulphur
11.2%
Sand Springs
16.2%
Sand Springs has a 31% higher education than Sulphur.
Demographics
Sulphur
86.8%
Sand Springs
78.8%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 9% difference.
Cost of Living
Sulphur
92.0
Sand Springs
104.9
Sand Springs has a 12% higher cost of living than Sulphur.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Sulphur and Sand Springs share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Sand Springs leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Sulphur leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSulphur scores 78.2 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 97.0 in Sand Springs. Sulphur scores 92.0 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 104.9 in Sand Springs. Sulphur has a living wage (family of 4) of $95,677 vs $109,080 in Sand Springs (12% lower).
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Housing Market — Sand Springs leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSand Springs has a vacancy rate of 6.5% compared to 18.4% in Sulphur. Sulphur has a median property tax of $650 vs $1,859 in Sand Springs (65% lower). Sand Springs has a single-family homes of 82.6% compared to 68.9% in Sulphur.
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Jobs & Economy — Sand Springs leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSand Springs has a poverty rate of 10.4% compared to 17.2% in Sulphur. Sand Springs has a work from home of 5.8% compared to 3.6% in Sulphur. Sand Springs has a median household income of $73,400 vs $58,044 in Sulphur (21% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Sand Springs leads
Source: FBI UCRSand Springs has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.20 compared to 0.45 in Sulphur. Sand Springs has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.10 in Sulphur. Sand Springs has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 2.43 compared to 4.56 in Sulphur.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSand Springs has a bachelor's degree or higher of 16.2% compared to 11.2% in Sulphur. Sulphur has a high school diploma or higher of 38.0% compared to 37.2% in Sand Springs.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSulphur has a population of 21,004, about 1.1x the size of Sand Springs (19,973). Sand Springs skews younger with a median age of 37.3 vs 39.3.
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Healthcare — Sulphur leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSulphur: 4.0 vs Sand Springs: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSand Springs has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.1% in Sulphur. Sand Springs has a work from home of 5.8% compared to 3.6% in Sulphur. Sulphur: 16 min vs Sand Springs: 19 min for mean commute time.
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