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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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