New Smyrna Beach, FL vs Deltona, FL

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

MetricNew Smyrna Beach, FLDeltona, FL
Population31,97497,334
Median Household Income$83,865$76,924
Median Rent$1,712/mo$1,711/mo
Median Home Value$395,300$285,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9999
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.1%49.9%
Poverty Rate8.2%10.2%
Unemployment Rate4.4%4.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k167—*
Property Crime Rate /100k848—*
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr297297
Summer Highs88°F91°F
Winter Lows53°F51°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29.3 min34 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.916.9
College Degree Rate40.2%19.9%
Foreign-Born %7.3%11.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.7%+7.0%

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 Deltona (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.