Southchase vs St. Cloud

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Southchase, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

St. Cloud, FL

Area Score

Bottom 44% nationally

Signals

Southchase

St. Cloud

Opportunity

61 · Top 40%

58 · Top 46%

Climate

80 · Top 18%

Physical resilience

47 · Bottom 37%

19 · Bottom 12%

Housing affordability

68 · Bottom 31%

71 · Bottom 36%

Access

100 · Top 3%

97 · Top 22%

Economic stability

57 · Bottom 43%

60 · Bottom 49%

Measured values

Metric	Southchase	St. Cloud	Source period
Population	13,981	65,130	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$92,431	$83,174	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$33,572	$31,724	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,020/sq mi	2,233/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$388,800	$356,200	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,016	$1,683	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	81.6%	72.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.1%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	0.4%	0.4%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	31.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	11.9%	10.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	92°F	92°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	50°F	50°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	51.4"	51.4"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	6 mi	14 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	29.7 min	38.0 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	45.2	36.0	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

Southchase

Elevated or high exposure: strong wind, hurricane.

St. Cloud

Elevated or high exposure: strong wind, hurricane.

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