Sweetwater, FL vs Westchester, FL

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

MetricSweetwater, FLWestchester, FL
Population20,08552,032
Median Household Income$54,967$72,262
Median Rent$1,771/mo$1,819/mo
Median Home Value$294,200$508,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.1%60.5%
Poverty Rate16.3%10%
Unemployment Rate2.7% (county)2.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k210336*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,8831,810*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs91°F90°F
Winter Lows60°F63°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29 min29.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.218
College Degree Rate21.4%30.2%
Foreign-Born %74.8%63.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.6%—

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