Meadow Woods, FL vs St. Cloud, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMeadow Woods, FLSt. Cloud, FL
Population42,85265,130
Median Household Income$82,744$83,174
Median Rent$1,906/mo$1,683/mo
Median Home Value$401,000$356,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.4%59%
Poverty Rate8.4%10.1%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k404*141
Property Crime Rate /100k1,424*664
Median AQI4340
Good AQI Days /yr266305
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows52°F50°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute35.4 min35.9 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.618.3
College Degree Rate38.5%31.6%
Foreign-Born %33.2%15.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+14.0%+26.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Meadow Woods (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.