Jacksonville vs St. Petersburg
Jacksonville, FL compared with St. Petersburg, FL · 187 miles apart
Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to St. Petersburg’s 264,033. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. St. Petersburg does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Jacksonville, FL | St. Petersburg, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,017,689 | 264,033 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,362 | 4,272 |
| Median household income | $69,872 | $75,192 |
| Median home value | $293,700 | $371,100 |
| Median rent | $1,465 | $1,663 |
| Homeownership | 57.6% | 62.8% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 25.6 min |
| Median age | 36.5 | 43.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.2% | 42.6% |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 4.9× |
| 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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