2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Cape Coral, FL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- Household income in Grand Rapids, is 15% less than it is in Cape Coral and is 25% below the National Average.
- Cape Coral unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Grand Rapids unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Cape Coral, FLGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.0%35.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,586$29,060$37,638
 Household Income$65,282$55,385$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,656$70,070$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cape Coral, FLGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.6%12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.7%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.4%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.2%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.4%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.2%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.2%3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cape Coral, FLGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%14.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.1%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.4%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.0%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.0%5.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.9%17.3%13.1%
Reviews for Cape Coral    48 Reviews

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

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Over 9 years ago

Growing community with lots of land.   More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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