Population
Fort Myers
91,730
Galveston
53,348
Median Income
Fort Myers
$62,160
Galveston
$57,216
Home Value
Fort Myers
$351,600
Galveston
$294,300
Rent
Fort Myers
$1,442
Galveston
$1,278
Crime Rate
Fort Myers
5.17
Galveston
5.37
Cost of Living
Fort Myers
123.0
Galveston
112.1
Avg Temp
Fort Myers
N/A
Galveston
N/A
Unemployment
Fort Myers
4.2%
Galveston
6.7%
How Similar Are Fort Myers & Galveston?
Galveston is Fort Myers's #19 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Fort Myers
91,730
Galveston
53,348
Fort Myers has a 42% larger population than Galveston.
Violent Crime
Fort Myers
5.17
Galveston
5.37
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 4% difference.
Property Crime
Fort Myers
18.80
Galveston
23.80
Galveston has a 21% higher property crime than Fort Myers.
Political Leaning
Fort Myers
63.9%
Galveston
63.1%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 1% difference.
Unemployment
Fort Myers
4.2%
Galveston
6.7%
Galveston has a 37% higher unemployment than Fort Myers.
Median Income
Fort Myers
$62,160
Galveston
$57,216
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Fort Myers
$351,600
Galveston
$294,300
Fort Myers has a 16% higher home values than Galveston.
Education
Fort Myers
23.1%
Galveston
24.3%
Both cities have similar education — just a 5% difference.
Demographics
Fort Myers
53.2%
Galveston
61.4%
Galveston has a 13% higher demographics than Fort Myers.
Cost of Living
Fort Myers
123.0
Galveston
112.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Fort Myers and Galveston share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Fort Myers leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Galveston leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDGalveston has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,573 vs $1,961 in Fort Myers (25% lower). Galveston has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,323 vs $1,638 in Fort Myers (24% lower). Galveston scores 147.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 168.3 in Fort Myers.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Myers has a vacancy rate of 22.6% compared to 29.8% in Galveston. Galveston has a single-family homes of 59.0% compared to 46.1% in Fort Myers. Fort Myers has a median home value of $351,600 vs $294,300 in Galveston (19% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Fort Myers leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Myers: 41,714 vs Galveston: 26,465 for labor force. Fort Myers has a unemployment rate of 4.2% compared to 6.7% in Galveston. Fort Myers has a government sector of 45.8% compared to 38.7% in Galveston.
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Crime & Safety — Fort Myers leads
Source: FBI UCRGalveston has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.06 compared to 0.10 in Fort Myers. Fort Myers has a property crime clearance of 27.4% compared to 16.6% in Galveston. Galveston has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.73 compared to 3.89 in Fort Myers.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGalveston has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.3% compared to 23.1% in Fort Myers. Fort Myers has a high school diploma or higher of 43.3% compared to 41.5% in Galveston.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Myers has a population of 91,730, about 1.7x the size of Galveston (53,348).
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Fort Myers
Galveston
Healthcare — Galveston leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGalveston: 3.7 vs Fort Myers: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Fort Myers leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Myers has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 0.4% in Galveston. Galveston has a bicycle of 2.0% compared to 0.7% in Fort Myers. Fort Myers has a work from home of 12.9% compared to 11.3% in Galveston.
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