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Fort Lauderdale vs Hollywood

Fort Lauderdale, FL compared with Hollywood, FL · 8 miles apart

Fort Lauderdale has 188,677 residents to Hollywood’s 157,019. Fort Lauderdale comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Hollywood does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.

Fort Lauderdale, FL Hollywood, FL
Population 188,677 157,019
Density (per sq mi) 5,456 5,762
Median household income $83,130 $67,203
Median home value $486,700 $410,600
Median rent $1,854 $1,653
Homeownership 54.1% 58.9%
Average commute 26.1 min 29.4 min
Median age 42.8 40.9
Bachelor's degree + 40.8% 33.8%
Poverty rate 15% 14.7%
Unemployment 5.3% 6.5%
Price to income 5.9× 6.1×

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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