Population
Williamsport
27,629
Searcy
23,115
Median Income
Williamsport
$49,363
Searcy
$50,896
Home Value
Williamsport
$146,500
Searcy
$176,200
Rent
Williamsport
$825
Searcy
$849
Crime Rate
Williamsport
2.35
Searcy
3.98
Cost of Living
Williamsport
85.1
Searcy
85.7
Avg Temp
Williamsport
N/A
Searcy
N/A
Unemployment
Williamsport
6.1%
Searcy
5.6%
How Similar Are Williamsport & Searcy?
Searcy is Williamsport's #16 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Williamsport
27,629
Searcy
23,115
Williamsport has a 16% larger population than Searcy.
Violent Crime
Williamsport
2.35
Searcy
3.98
Searcy has a 41% higher violent crime than Williamsport.
Property Crime
Williamsport
16.37
Searcy
22.69
Searcy has a 28% higher property crime than Williamsport.
Political Leaning
Williamsport
70.3%
Searcy
79.5%
Both cities lean Republican, but Searcy has a stronger Republican lean (12% difference).
Unemployment
Williamsport
6.1%
Searcy
5.6%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 8% difference.
Median Income
Williamsport
$49,363
Searcy
$50,896
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Williamsport
$146,500
Searcy
$176,200
Searcy has a 17% higher home values than Williamsport.
Education
Williamsport
15.8%
Searcy
16.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 5% difference.
Demographics
Williamsport
76.0%
Searcy
80.8%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 6% difference.
Cost of Living
Williamsport
85.1
Searcy
85.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Williamsport and Searcy share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Searcy
Williamsport leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Williamsport leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSearcy has a fair market rent (2br) of $880 vs $1,195 in Williamsport (36% lower). Searcy has a fair market rent (1br) of $734 vs $995 in Williamsport (36% lower). Williamsport scores 71.8 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 77.8 in Searcy.
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Housing Market — Searcy leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSearcy has a median property tax of $1,031 vs $2,727 in Williamsport (165% lower). Searcy has a median home value of $176,200 vs $146,500 in Williamsport (17% higher). Searcy has a owner-occupied of 51.8% compared to 43.5% in Williamsport.
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Jobs & Economy — Searcy leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWilliamsport has a work from home of 10.2% compared to 3.8% in Searcy. Williamsport: 13,523 vs Searcy: 9,816 for labor force. Searcy has a poverty rate of 19.9% compared to 25.2% in Williamsport.
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Crime & Safety — Williamsport leads
Source: FBI UCRWilliamsport has a violent crime clearance of 82.8% compared to 22.9% in Searcy. Williamsport has a property crime clearance of 38.6% compared to 11.2% in Searcy. Searcy has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.29 compared to 0.51 in Williamsport.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSearcy has a bachelor's degree or higher of 16.6% compared to 15.8% in Williamsport. Williamsport has a high school diploma or higher of 36.8% 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 ACSWilliamsport has a population of 27,629, about 1.2x the size of Searcy (23,115).
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Williamsport
Searcy
Healthcare — Williamsport leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareWilliamsport: 4.0 vs Searcy: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Williamsport leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWilliamsport has a public transit of 4.0% compared to 0.2% in Searcy. Williamsport has a bicycle of 1.1% compared to 0.3% in Searcy. Williamsport has a work from home of 10.2% compared to 3.8% in Searcy.
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