Jacksonville vs Melbourne
Jacksonville, FL compared with Melbourne, FL · 165 miles apart
Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to Melbourne’s 87,097. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, poverty rate. Melbourne does better on homeownership, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Jacksonville, FL | Melbourne, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,017,689 | 87,097 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,362 | 1,970 |
| Median household income | $69,872 | $66,991 |
| Median home value | $293,700 | $306,400 |
| Median rent | $1,465 | $1,525 |
| Homeownership | 57.6% | 59.7% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 22.8 min |
| Median age | 36.5 | 42.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.2% | 34.7% |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 15.8% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 4.6× |
| 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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