Jacksonville vs Gainesville
Jacksonville, FL compared with Gainesville, FL · 61 miles apart
Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to Gainesville’s 148,671. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Gainesville does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Jacksonville, FL | Gainesville, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,017,689 | 148,671 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,362 | 2,323 |
| Median household income | $69,872 | $46,195 |
| Median home value | $293,700 | $247,500 |
| Median rent | $1,465 | $1,296 |
| Homeownership | 57.6% | 37.7% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 18.8 min |
| Median age | 36.5 | 26.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.2% | 53.7% |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 30.8% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 5.4× |
| 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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