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Jacksonville vs West Palm Beach

Jacksonville, FL compared with West Palm Beach, FL · 265 miles apart

Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to West Palm Beach’s 127,189. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, unemployment. West Palm Beach does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Jacksonville, FL West Palm Beach, FL
Population 1,017,689 127,189
Density (per sq mi) 1,362 2,361
Median household income $69,872 $73,446
Median home value $293,700 $414,200
Median rent $1,465 $1,772
Homeownership 57.6% 50.5%
Average commute 24.1 min 23.4 min
Median age 36.5 41.1
Bachelor's degree + 33.2% 39.2%
Poverty rate 14.5% 14.1%
Unemployment 4.6% 5.1%
Price to income 4.2× 5.6×
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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