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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