Miami vs Fort Myers
Miami, FL compared with Fort Myers, FL · 116 miles apart
Miami has 489,812 residents to Fort Myers’s 101,581. Miami comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Fort Myers does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Miami, FL | Fort Myers, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 489,812 | 101,581 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,607 | 2,534 |
| Median household income | $62,462 | $63,732 |
| Median home value | $518,100 | $384,500 |
| Median rent | $1,758 | $1,580 |
| Homeownership | 30.8% | 49.1% |
| Average commute | 27.3 min | 25.2 min |
| Median age | 39.3 | 41.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 37.4% | 32% |
| Poverty rate | 19.4% | 16.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 8.3× | 6× |
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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