Population
Sulphur
21,004
Thomasville
27,261
Median Income
Sulphur
$58,044
Thomasville
$58,246
Home Value
Sulphur
$175,200
Thomasville
$163,200
Rent
Sulphur
$1,015
Thomasville
$853
Crime Rate
Sulphur
3.76
Thomasville
3.31
Cost of Living
Sulphur
92.0
Thomasville
90.7
Avg Temp
Sulphur
N/A
Thomasville
N/A
Unemployment
Sulphur
4.6%
Thomasville
4.7%
How Similar Are Sulphur & Thomasville?
Thomasville is Sulphur's #13 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Sulphur
21,004
Thomasville
27,261
Thomasville has a 23% larger population than Sulphur.
Violent Crime
Sulphur
3.76
Thomasville
3.31
Sulphur has a 12% higher violent crime than Thomasville.
Property Crime
Sulphur
29.17
Thomasville
22.96
Sulphur has a 21% higher property crime than Thomasville.
Political Leaning
Sulphur
69.0%
Thomasville
78.3%
Both cities lean Republican, but Thomasville has a stronger Republican lean (12% difference).
Unemployment
Sulphur
4.6%
Thomasville
4.7%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Sulphur
$58,044
Thomasville
$58,246
Both cities have similar median income — just a 0% difference.
Home Values
Sulphur
$175,200
Thomasville
$163,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 7% difference.
Education
Sulphur
11.2%
Thomasville
10.9%
Both cities have similar education — just a 3% difference.
Demographics
Sulphur
86.8%
Thomasville
64.3%
Sulphur has a 26% higher demographics than Thomasville.
Cost of Living
Sulphur
92.0
Thomasville
90.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Sulphur and Thomasville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Sulphur
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Thomasville
Sulphur leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Thomasville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSulphur has a fair market rent (1br) of $928 vs $1,213 in Thomasville (23% lower). Sulphur scores 78.2 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 89.0 in Thomasville. Thomasville scores 87.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 96.2 in Sulphur.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThomasville has a vacancy rate of 7.9% compared to 18.4% in Sulphur. Sulphur has a median property tax of $650 vs $1,370 in Thomasville (53% lower). Thomasville has a median rent of $853 vs $1,015 in Sulphur (19% lower).
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Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThomasville has a work from home of 7.9% compared to 3.6% in Sulphur. Thomasville: 12,939 vs Sulphur: 9,220 for labor force. Sulphur has a per capita income of $30,014 vs $27,139 in Thomasville (11% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Sulphur leads
Source: FBI UCRSulphur has a property crime clearance of 32.1% compared to 12.7% in Thomasville. Sulphur has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.45 compared to 0.91 in Thomasville. Thomasville has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 15.66 compared to 23.15 in Sulphur.
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Schools & Education — Sulphur leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSulphur has a high school diploma or higher of 38.0% compared to 33.4% in Thomasville. Sulphur has a bachelor's degree or higher of 11.2% compared to 10.9% in Thomasville.
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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 27,261, about 1.3x the size of Sulphur (21,004).
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Sulphur
Thomasville
Healthcare — Sulphur leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSulphur: 4.0 vs Thomasville: 3.6 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Thomasville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSThomasville has a public transit of 0.0% compared to 0.0% in Sulphur. Thomasville has a work from home of 7.9% compared to 3.6% in Sulphur. Thomasville has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.1% in Sulphur.
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