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Jacksonville vs Tampa

Jacksonville, FL compared with Tampa, FL · 171 miles apart

Jacksonville has 1,017,689 residents to Tampa’s 413,554. Jacksonville comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Tampa does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +.

Jacksonville, FL Tampa, FL
Population 1,017,689 413,554
Density (per sq mi) 1,362 3,612
Median household income $69,872 $75,475
Median home value $293,700 $420,400
Median rent $1,465 $1,701
Homeownership 57.6% 50.3%
Average commute 24.1 min 24.8 min
Median age 36.5 35.9
Bachelor's degree + 33.2% 45.7%
Poverty rate 14.5% 15.5%
Unemployment 4.6% 4.9%
Price to income 4.2× 5.6×
Clear days a year 27
Days above 90°F 42

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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