Kalamazoo, MI vs Oak Park, MI

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Kalamazoo

71.9

#947 nationally

Oak Park

76.3

#365 nationally

Oak Park leads in crime level (10.9 vs 35.2). Oak Park leads in median household income ($61,991 vs $48,649). Kalamazoo leads in average commute (17.5 min vs 21.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Kalamazoo, MI	Oak Park, MI
WhereAtHome Score	71.9 (#947)	76.3 (#365)
Population	73,126	29,023
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$245,332	$237,113
Median Household Income	$48,649	$61,991
Average Commute	17.5 min	21.3 min
Walk Score	47	45
Crime Level	35.2	10.9
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	88	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+17.7	D+10.6