Jacksonville vs Fort Myers
Jacksonville, FL compared with Fort Myers, FL · 257 miles apart
Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to Fort Myers’s 101,581. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Fort Myers does better on unemployment.
| Jacksonville, FL | Fort Myers, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,017,689 | 101,581 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,362 | 2,534 |
| Median household income | $69,872 | $63,732 |
| Median home value | $293,700 | $384,500 |
| Median rent | $1,465 | $1,580 |
| Homeownership | 57.6% | 49.1% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 25.2 min |
| Median age | 36.5 | 41.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.2% | 32% |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 16.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 6× |
| 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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