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Miami vs Pensacola

Miami, FL compared with Pensacola, FL · 534 miles apart

Miami has 489,812 residents to Pensacola’s 53,817. Miami comes out ahead on unemployment. Pensacola does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Miami, FL Pensacola, FL
Population 489,812 53,817
Density (per sq mi) 13,607 2,362
Median household income $62,462 $74,212
Median home value $518,100 $314,400
Median rent $1,758 $1,322
Homeownership 30.8% 64.2%
Average commute 27.3 min 22 min
Median age 39.3 41.3
Bachelor's degree + 37.4% 43%
Poverty rate 19.4% 12.6%
Unemployment 5.2% 6.3%
Price to income 8.3× 4.2×

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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