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Miami vs Cape Coral

Miami, FL compared with Cape Coral, FL · 126 miles apart

Miami has 489,812 residents to Cape Coral’s 236,264. Miami comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Cape Coral does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Miami, FL Cape Coral, FL
Population 489,812 236,264
Density (per sq mi) 13,607 2,223
Median household income $62,462 $78,104
Median home value $518,100 $373,500
Median rent $1,758 $1,858
Homeownership 30.8% 77.2%
Average commute 27.3 min 29.9 min
Median age 39.3 48.6
Bachelor's degree + 37.4% 26.9%
Poverty rate 19.4% 10.7%
Unemployment 5.2% 3.8%
Price to income 8.3× 4.8×
Clear days a year 24
Days above 90°F 71

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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