Miami vs West Palm Beach
Miami, FL compared with West Palm Beach, FL · 67 miles apart
Miami has 489,812 residents to West Palm Beach’s 127,189. Miami comes out ahead on median rent. West Palm Beach does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Miami, FL | West Palm Beach, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 489,812 | 127,189 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,607 | 2,361 |
| Median household income | $62,462 | $73,446 |
| Median home value | $518,100 | $414,200 |
| Median rent | $1,758 | $1,772 |
| Homeownership | 30.8% | 50.5% |
| Average commute | 27.3 min | 23.4 min |
| Median age | 39.3 | 41.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 37.4% | 39.2% |
| Poverty rate | 19.4% | 14.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 8.3× | 5.6× |
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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