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New Smyrna Beach, FL vs Cape Coral, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Cape Coral, is 1% less than it is in New Smyrna Beach and is 6% below the National Average.
- New Smyrna Beach unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Cape Coral unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 New Smyrna Beach, FLCape Coral, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.9%41.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,948$34,586$37,638
 Household Income$66,159$65,282$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,735$74,656$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Smyrna Beach, FLCape Coral, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.6%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.0%8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%9.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.5%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%15.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.6%17.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%5.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.2%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Smyrna Beach, FLCape Coral, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.0%13.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%0.8%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%4.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%7.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%26.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%11.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.7%10.9%13.1%
Reviews for New Smyrna Beach    7 Reviews

I am originally from CT. I moved to Estero ( near Naples, FL) in 2002. It was nice but there was barely any cool weather in the Winter. I was 40 when I moved there and  More

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Over 14 years ago

Houses are more here because of the coastline (beechside very expensive). Inlanf Florida offers better deals and lower  More

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Over 15 years ago

My wife and i are relocating the the east central coast of Florida very soon, most likely somewhere between Port Orange and Vero Beach. I just find it incredible that  More

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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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