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Jacksonville vs Austin

Jacksonville, FL compared with Austin, TX · 959 miles apart

Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to Austin’s 1,002,632. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, unemployment. Austin does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Jacksonville, FL Austin, TX
Population 1,017,689 1,002,632
Density (per sq mi) 1,362 3,085
Median household income $69,872 $93,658
Median home value $293,700 $555,300
Median rent $1,465 $1,729
Homeownership 57.6% 43.4%
Average commute 24.1 min 23.7 min
Median age 36.5 34.7
Bachelor's degree + 33.2% 59.6%
Poverty rate 14.5% 12%
Unemployment 4.6% 4.7%
Price to income 4.2× 5.9×
Clear days a year 27 52
Days above 90°F 42 108

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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