St. Cloud, FL vs Buenaventura Lakes, FL

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

MetricSt. Cloud, FLBuenaventura Lakes, FL
Population65,13032,682
Median Household Income$83,174$68,887
Median Rent$1,683/mo$1,806/mo
Median Home Value$356,200$327,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59%65.4%
Poverty Rate10.1%13.3%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k141241*
Property Crime Rate /100k6641,054*
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr305305
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows50°F50°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute35.9 min29.6 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.317.2
College Degree Rate31.6%22.4%
Foreign-Born %15.7%27.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+26.9%-7.1%

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