Gainesville vs Palm Bay
Gainesville, FL compared with Palm Bay, FL · 157 miles apart
Gainesville has 148,671 residents to Palm Bay’s 148,092. Gainesville comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Palm Bay does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Gainesville, FL | Palm Bay, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 148,671 | 148,092 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,323 | 1,709 |
| Median household income | $46,195 | $72,614 |
| Median home value | $247,500 | $283,200 |
| Median rent | $1,296 | $1,601 |
| Homeownership | 37.7% | 79.7% |
| Average commute | 18.8 min | 27.8 min |
| Median age | 26.5 | 41 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 53.7% | 24% |
| Poverty rate | 30.8% | 11.7% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 6.1% |
| Price to income | 5.4× | 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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