Miami vs Boca Raton
Miami, FL compared with Boca Raton, FL · 42 miles apart
Miami has 489,812 residents to Boca Raton’s 101,582. Miami comes out ahead on median rent, unemployment. Boca Raton does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Miami, FL | Boca Raton, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 489,812 | 101,582 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,607 | 3,481 |
| Median household income | $62,462 | $106,273 |
| Median home value | $518,100 | $722,700 |
| Median rent | $1,758 | $2,508 |
| Homeownership | 30.8% | 65.7% |
| Average commute | 27.3 min | 21.2 min |
| Median age | 39.3 | 46 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 37.4% | 61.8% |
| Poverty rate | 19.4% | 10% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 8.3× | 6.8× |
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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