Cypress Gardens vs Bartow

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Cypress Gardens, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Bartow, FL

Area Score

Bottom 26% nationally

Signals

Cypress Gardens

Bartow

Opportunity

52 · Bottom 42%

47 · Bottom 31%

Climate

79 · Top 19%

Physical resilience

20 · Bottom 13%

Housing affordability

82 · Top 47%

90 · Top 31%

Access

93 · Top 45%

97 · Top 22%

Economic stability

47 · Bottom 27%

Measured values

Metric	Cypress Gardens	Bartow	Source period
Population	10,077	20,438	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$75,483	$68,178	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$39,970	$33,475	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,922/sq mi	440/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$287,100	$234,100	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,369	$1,142	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	75.6%	65.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.7%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	0.4%	0.4%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	22.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	11.1%	18.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	93°F	93°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	52°F	52°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	46.1"	46.1"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	20 mi	14 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	33.3 min	27.9 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	39.3	36.5	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Cypress Gardens

Elevated or high exposure: strong wind, hurricane.

Bartow

Elevated or high exposure: strong wind, hurricane.

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