Boca Raton vs Fort Myers
Boca Raton, FL compared with Fort Myers, FL · 108 miles apart
Boca Raton has 101,582 residents to Fort Myers’s 101,581. Boca Raton comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Fort Myers does better on median rent, unemployment, price to income.
| Boca Raton, FL | Fort Myers, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101,582 | 101,581 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,481 | 2,534 |
| Median household income | $106,273 | $63,732 |
| Median home value | $722,700 | $384,500 |
| Median rent | $2,508 | $1,580 |
| Homeownership | 65.7% | 49.1% |
| Average commute | 21.2 min | 25.2 min |
| Median age | 46 | 41.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 61.8% | 32% |
| Poverty rate | 10% | 16.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 6.8× | 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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