Population
Urbana
38,447
Searcy
23,115
Median Income
Urbana
$45,854
Searcy
$50,896
Home Value
Urbana
$186,300
Searcy
$176,200
Rent
Urbana
$951
Searcy
$849
Crime Rate
Urbana
5.44
Searcy
3.98
Cost of Living
Urbana
90.7
Searcy
85.7
Avg Temp
Urbana
N/A
Searcy
N/A
Unemployment
Urbana
5.7%
Searcy
5.6%
How Similar Are Urbana & Searcy?
Searcy is Urbana's #24 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Urbana
38,447
Searcy
23,115
Urbana has a 40% larger population than Searcy.
Violent Crime
Urbana
5.44
Searcy
3.98
Urbana has a 27% higher violent crime than Searcy.
Property Crime
Urbana
24.92
Searcy
22.69
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Urbana
37.2%
Searcy
79.5%
Urbana leans Democratic while Searcy leans Republican.
Unemployment
Urbana
5.7%
Searcy
5.6%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 3% difference.
Median Income
Urbana
$45,854
Searcy
$50,896
Both cities have similar median income — just a 10% difference.
Home Values
Urbana
$186,300
Searcy
$176,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 5% difference.
Education
Urbana
31.4%
Searcy
16.6%
Urbana has a 47% higher education than Searcy.
Demographics
Urbana
59.3%
Searcy
80.8%
Searcy has a 27% higher demographics than Urbana.
Cost of Living
Urbana
90.7
Searcy
85.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Urbana and Searcy share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Searcy
Searcy leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Searcy leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSearcy scores 88.0 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 114.6 in Urbana. Searcy has a fair market rent (1br) of $734 vs $946 in Urbana (29% lower). Searcy has a fair market rent (2br) of $880 vs $1,122 in Urbana (28% lower).
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Housing Market — Searcy leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSearcy has a median property tax of $1,031 vs $4,480 in Urbana (335% lower). Searcy has a single-family homes of 66.1% compared to 41.6% in Urbana. Searcy has a owner-occupied of 51.8% compared to 34.7% in Urbana.
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Jobs & Economy — Searcy leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSUrbana has a work from home of 14.6% compared to 3.8% in Searcy. Urbana: 20,221 vs Searcy: 9,816 for labor force. Searcy has a government sector of 43.8% compared to 27.5% in Urbana.
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Crime & Safety — Searcy leads
Source: FBI UCRSearcy has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.29 compared to 0.81 in Urbana. Searcy has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.78 compared to 4.87 in Urbana. Urbana has a property crime clearance of 17.3% compared to 11.2% in Searcy.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Urbana leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauUrbana has a bachelor's degree or higher of 31.4% compared to 16.6% in Searcy. Urbana has a high school diploma or higher of 41.3% compared to 35.7% in Searcy.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSUrbana has a population of 38,447, about 1.7x the size of Searcy (23,115). Urbana skews younger with a median age of 26.7 vs 31.1.
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Urbana
Searcy
Healthcare — Searcy leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSearcy: 5 vs Urbana: 4 for with emergency services. Searcy: 3.5 vs Urbana: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Urbana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSUrbana has a public transit of 7.2% compared to 0.2% in Searcy. Urbana has a bicycle of 3.9% compared to 0.3% in Searcy. Urbana has a work from home of 14.6% compared to 3.8% in Searcy.
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