Miami vs Gainesville
Miami, FL compared with Gainesville, FL · 300 miles apart
Miami has 489,812 residents to Gainesville’s 148,671. Miami comes out ahead on median household income, poverty rate, unemployment. Gainesville does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Miami, FL | Gainesville, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 489,812 | 148,671 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,607 | 2,323 |
| Median household income | $62,462 | $46,195 |
| Median home value | $518,100 | $247,500 |
| Median rent | $1,758 | $1,296 |
| Homeownership | 30.8% | 37.7% |
| Average commute | 27.3 min | 18.8 min |
| Median age | 39.3 | 26.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 37.4% | 53.7% |
| Poverty rate | 19.4% | 30.8% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 8.3× | 5.4× |
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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