Miami vs Fort Lauderdale
Miami, FL compared with Fort Lauderdale, FL · 26 miles apart
Miami has 489,812 residents to Fort Lauderdale’s 188,677. Miami comes out ahead on median rent, unemployment. Fort Lauderdale does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Miami, FL | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 489,812 | 188,677 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,607 | 5,456 |
| Median household income | $62,462 | $83,130 |
| Median home value | $518,100 | $486,700 |
| Median rent | $1,758 | $1,854 |
| Homeownership | 30.8% | 54.1% |
| Average commute | 27.3 min | 26.1 min |
| Median age | 39.3 | 42.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 37.4% | 40.8% |
| Poverty rate | 19.4% | 15% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| Price to income | 8.3× | 5.9× |
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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