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South Pasadena, FL vs Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZ

South Pasadena

Florida

vs

Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)

Arizona

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, South Pasadena leads on 15 and Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) on 21. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 0% higher in South Pasadena, while median household income is higher in Village of Oak Creek (Big Park).

Median gross rent
$1,792$1,786
South Pasadena is 0% higher
Median household income
$53,075$80,878
South Pasadena is 34% lower
Median home value
$350,200$741,100
South Pasadena is 53% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $33,000 a year left in South Pasadena and $60,600 in Village of Oak Creek (Big Park). Money goes further in Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), by about $27,600 a year.
  • A household earning South Pasadena's median of $53,075 would need about $54,000 in Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 0.8 points a year in South Pasadena, and rent outran pay by 2.5 points a year in Village of Oak Creek (Big Park).

How these are calculated

ArizonaFloridaVillage of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZSouth Pasadena, FLSouth PasadenaVillage of Oak Creek (Big Park)South PasadenaVillage of Oak Creek (Big Park)

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZComposite 45.9 / 100
40
85881n/a7340n/a
02South Pasadena, FLComposite 44.9 / 100
37
5385859805454

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureSouth PasadenaVillage of Oak Creek (Big Park)Among all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,792$1,786
Rent to income140.5%26.5%
Property tax rate10.7%0.5%
Home price to income16.6x9.2x
Prices vs US average2100.998.3
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,917$1,550
HUD area median income4$104,700$92,200
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,454$3,505
Median home value1$350,200$741,100
Home prices, 1-year change5-2.0%2.6%
Home prices, 5-year change562.3%55.1%
Homeownership155.8%69.3%
Renters paying 30%+171.4%48.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,003$1,992
Vacant homes132.7%20.6%
Median year built119781991
Jobs and income
Median household income1$53,075$80,878
Income per person1$50,170$70,430
Unemployment14.4%4.3%
Average annual pay6$70,854$56,601
Pay growth, 1 year64.9%3.5%
Jobs6441,42571,329
Poverty rate19.8%11.9%
Mean commute120 min21 min
Works from home130.9%34.2%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population15,3206,356
Population change since 20207-3.5%n/a
Median age170.068.6
Bachelor's or higher135.9%51.5%
High school or higher193.8%97.4%
Household size11.51.7
Born abroad114.4%11.5%
No health insurance110.4%9.1%
Homes with broadband177.8%95.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year110.5%10.9%
Moved from another state16.3%6.8%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-1.617.1
Income of households moving in8$95,596$89,432
Income of households moving out8$74,796$68,753
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k924.321.1
Shops per 10k939.231.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.55.2
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k933.425.7
Child care centers per 10k92.10.9
Parks per 10k1015.04.7
Playgrounds per 10k100.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k1011.33.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1013.247.2
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.9
Transit stops per sq mi1047.50.0
Nearest National Park Service site1116.812.5
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1115
National Register listings1278138
Founded or incorporated131955n/a
Safety
Violent crime per 100k1457n/a
Property crime per 100k141,691n/a
Schools
Public schools15153101
Public school students1587,87623,538
Students per teacher1516.117.4
Climate
July average high1690°F94°F
January average low1652°F31°F
Average temperature1673°F60°F
Annual precipitation1652.6 in15.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1798.293.7
Hurricane risk1798.90.0
Tornado risk1799.032.7
Wildfire risk1781.199.6
Heat wave risk1795.585.0
Median air quality index184447
Good air days1869.6%65.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: South Pasadena $71,680, Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) $71,440 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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