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Cape Coral vs Port Charlotte

Cape Coral, FL compared with Port Charlotte, FL · 25 miles apart

Cape Coral has 236,264 residents to Port Charlotte’s 66,133. Cape Coral comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Port Charlotte does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Cape Coral, FL Port Charlotte, FL
Population 236,264 66,133
Density (per sq mi) 2,223 2,322
Median household income $78,104 $63,844
Median home value $373,500 $269,900
Median rent $1,858 $1,553
Homeownership 77.2% 83.2%
Average commute 29.9 min 24.6 min
Median age 48.6 55.4
Bachelor's degree + 26.9% 20.8%
Poverty rate 10.7% 9.6%
Unemployment 3.8% 6.8%
Price to income 4.8× 4.2×
Clear days a year 24
Days above 90°F 71

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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