Jacksonville vs Boca Raton
Jacksonville, FL compared with Boca Raton, FL · 290 miles apart
Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to Boca Raton’s 101,582. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median rent, unemployment, price to income. Boca Raton does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Jacksonville, FL | Boca Raton, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,017,689 | 101,582 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,362 | 3,481 |
| Median household income | $69,872 | $106,273 |
| Median home value | $293,700 | $722,700 |
| Median rent | $1,465 | $2,508 |
| Homeownership | 57.6% | 65.7% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 21.2 min |
| Median age | 36.5 | 46 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.2% | 61.8% |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 10% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 6.8× |
| Clear days a year | 27 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 42 | — |
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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