Population
Fort Lauderdale
183,032
Federal Way
99,232
Median Income
Fort Lauderdale
$79,935
Federal Way
$82,144
Home Value
Fort Lauderdale
$455,600
Federal Way
$499,600
Rent
Fort Lauderdale
$1,776
Federal Way
$1,738
Crime Rate
Fort Lauderdale
6.29
Federal Way
5.45
Cost of Living
Fort Lauderdale
148.1
Federal Way
154.3
Avg Temp
Fort Lauderdale
N/A
Federal Way
N/A
Unemployment
Fort Lauderdale
5.3%
Federal Way
5.9%
How Similar Are Fort Lauderdale & Federal Way?
Federal Way is Fort Lauderdale's #14 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Fort Lauderdale
183,032
Federal Way
99,232
Fort Lauderdale has a 46% larger population than Federal Way.
Violent Crime
Fort Lauderdale
6.29
Federal Way
5.45
Fort Lauderdale has a 13% higher violent crime than Federal Way.
Property Crime
Fort Lauderdale
41.56
Federal Way
43.72
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Fort Lauderdale
41.0%
Federal Way
22.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Fort Lauderdale has a stronger Democratic lean (45% difference).
Unemployment
Fort Lauderdale
5.3%
Federal Way
5.9%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 9% difference.
Median Income
Fort Lauderdale
$79,935
Federal Way
$82,144
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Fort Lauderdale
$455,600
Federal Way
$499,600
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Fort Lauderdale
30.1%
Federal Way
21.3%
Fort Lauderdale has a 29% higher education than Federal Way.
Demographics
Fort Lauderdale
51.3%
Federal Way
38.8%
Fort Lauderdale has a 24% higher demographics than Federal Way.
Cost of Living
Fort Lauderdale
148.1
Federal Way
154.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Fort Lauderdale and Federal Way share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Fort Lauderdale leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Fort Lauderdale leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFort Lauderdale scores 108.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 127.0 in Federal Way. Fort Lauderdale has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,900 vs $2,146 in Federal Way (11% lower). Fort Lauderdale has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,333 vs $2,501 in Federal Way (7% lower).
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Housing Market — Federal Way leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFederal Way has a vacancy rate of 4.8% compared to 20.4% in Fort Lauderdale. Federal Way has a single-family homes of 52.1% compared to 39.6% in Fort Lauderdale. Federal Way has a median home value of $499,600 vs $455,600 in Fort Lauderdale (9% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Fort Lauderdale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Lauderdale: 101,000 vs Federal Way: 51,743 for labor force. Fort Lauderdale has a per capita income of $57,845 vs $39,547 in Federal Way (46% higher). Fort Lauderdale has a work from home of 17.5% compared to 12.5% in Federal Way.
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Crime & Safety — Federal Way leads
Source: FBI UCRFederal Way has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.20 in Fort Lauderdale. Federal Way has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 26.55 compared to 30.82 in Fort Lauderdale. Federal Way has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 1.50 compared to 1.74 in Fort Lauderdale.
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Schools & Education — Fort Lauderdale leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFort Lauderdale has a bachelor's degree or higher of 30.1% compared to 21.3% in Federal Way. Fort Lauderdale has a high school diploma or higher of 48.8% compared to 39.6% in Federal Way.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Lauderdale has a population of 183,032, about 1.8x the size of Federal Way (99,232). Federal Way skews younger with a median age of 37.6 vs 42.9.
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Healthcare — Federal Way leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareFederal Way: 4 vs Fort Lauderdale: 2 for with emergency services. Federal Way: 2.8 vs Fort Lauderdale: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Fort Lauderdale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Lauderdale has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.1% in Federal Way. Federal Way has a public transit of 5.2% compared to 2.6% in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale has a work from home of 17.5% compared to 12.5% in Federal Way.
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