2024 Compare Cities Economy:
New Smyrna Beach, FL vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Jacksonville, is 12% less than it is in New Smyrna Beach and is 18% below the National Average.
- New Smyrna Beach unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Jacksonville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 New Smyrna Beach, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.9%44.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,948$32,654$37,638
 Household Income$66,159$58,263$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,735$71,416$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Smyrna Beach, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.6%10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.0%9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%9.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.5%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.6%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%5.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.2%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Smyrna Beach, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.0%16.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%6.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%23.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.7%12.8%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 Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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