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Jacksonville vs Lakeland

Jacksonville, FL compared with Lakeland, FL · 159 miles apart

Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to Lakeland’s 125,520. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Lakeland does better on median rent, average commute, poverty rate.

Jacksonville, FL Lakeland, FL
Population 1,017,689 125,520
Density (per sq mi) 1,362 1,884
Median household income $69,872 $64,185
Median home value $293,700 $249,400
Median rent $1,465 $1,395
Homeownership 57.6% 56.4%
Average commute 24.1 min 23.1 min
Median age 36.5 38.9
Bachelor's degree + 33.2% 29.4%
Poverty rate 14.5% 13.2%
Unemployment 4.6% 4.5%
Price to income 4.2× 3.9×
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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