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Miami vs Lakeland

Miami, FL compared with Lakeland, FL · 191 miles apart

Miami has 489,812 residents to Lakeland’s 125,520. Miami comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Lakeland does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Miami, FL Lakeland, FL
Population 489,812 125,520
Density (per sq mi) 13,607 1,884
Median household income $62,462 $64,185
Median home value $518,100 $249,400
Median rent $1,758 $1,395
Homeownership 30.8% 56.4%
Average commute 27.3 min 23.1 min
Median age 39.3 38.9
Bachelor's degree + 37.4% 29.4%
Poverty rate 19.4% 13.2%
Unemployment 5.2% 4.5%
Price to income 8.3× 3.9×

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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