Melbourne vs Gastonia
Melbourne, FL compared with Gastonia, NC · 494 miles apart
Melbourne has 87,097 residents to Gastonia’s 87,067. Melbourne comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Gastonia does better on median rent, price to income.
| Melbourne, FL | Gastonia, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87,097 | 87,067 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,970 | 1,588 |
| Median household income | $66,991 | $64,059 |
| Median home value | $306,400 | $277,600 |
| Median rent | $1,525 | $1,204 |
| Homeownership | 59.7% | 54.2% |
| Average commute | 22.8 min | 26.8 min |
| Median age | 42.5 | 36.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 34.7% | 26.6% |
| Poverty rate | 15.8% | 16.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 4.6× | 4.3× |
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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