Population
Tyler
107,718
Tupelo
37,825
Median Income
Tyler
$65,527
Tupelo
$66,314
Home Value
Tyler
$216,400
Tupelo
$201,300
Rent
Tyler
$1,199
Tupelo
$940
Crime Rate
Tyler
3.91
Tupelo
3.94
Cost of Living
Tyler
109.6
Tupelo
101.1
Avg Temp
Tyler
N/A
Tupelo
N/A
Unemployment
Tyler
4.7%
Tupelo
5.1%
How Similar Are Tyler & Tupelo?
Tupelo is Tyler's #17 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Tyler
107,718
Tupelo
37,825
Tyler (107,718) is about 2.8x larger than Tupelo (37,825).
Violent Crime
Tyler
3.91
Tupelo
3.94
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 1% difference.
Property Crime
Tyler
19.14
Tupelo
37.77
Tupelo has a 49% higher property crime than Tyler.
Political Leaning
Tyler
72.1%
Tupelo
68.9%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 4% difference.
Unemployment
Tyler
4.7%
Tupelo
5.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 8% difference.
Median Income
Tyler
$65,527
Tupelo
$66,314
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Tyler
$216,400
Tupelo
$201,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 7% difference.
Education
Tyler
19.7%
Tupelo
23.7%
Tupelo has a 17% higher education than Tyler.
Demographics
Tyler
60.2%
Tupelo
52.7%
Tyler has a 12% higher demographics than Tupelo.
Cost of Living
Tyler
109.6
Tupelo
101.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Tyler and Tupelo share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Tupelo
Tupelo leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Tupelo leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDTupelo has a fair market rent (2br) of $994 vs $1,338 in Tyler (35% lower). Tupelo has a fair market rent (1br) of $852 vs $1,089 in Tyler (28% lower). Tupelo scores 101.3 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 125.8 in Tyler.
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Housing Market — Tupelo leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTupelo has a median property tax of $1,681 vs $2,730 in Tyler (62% lower). Tupelo has a vacancy rate of 12.8% compared to 17.0% in Tyler. Tupelo has a median rent of $940 vs $1,199 in Tyler (28% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Tyler leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTyler: 54,097 vs Tupelo: 18,959 for labor force. Tyler has a work from home of 7.3% compared to 5.0% in Tupelo. Tupelo has a per capita income of $37,741 vs $34,235 in Tyler (9% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Tyler leads
Source: FBI UCRTyler has a property crime clearance of 25.6% compared to 3.1% in Tupelo. Tyler has a violent crime clearance of 38.7% compared to 12.2% in Tupelo. Tyler has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.84 compared to 11.33 in Tupelo.
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Schools & Education — Tupelo leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauTupelo has a bachelor's degree or higher of 23.7% compared to 19.7% in Tyler. Tupelo has a high school diploma or higher of 39.2% compared to 33.8% in Tyler.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTyler has a population of 107,718, about 2.8x the size of Tupelo (37,825). Tyler skews younger with a median age of 35.5 vs 38.4.
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Tyler
Tupelo
Healthcare — Tyler leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareTyler: 5 vs Tupelo: 3 for with emergency services. Tyler: 3.3 vs Tupelo: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Tupelo leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTupelo has a public transit of 0.3% compared to 0.1% in Tyler. Tyler has a work from home of 7.3% compared to 5.0% in Tupelo. Tupelo has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.1% in Tyler.
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