Venice, FL vs Laurel, FL

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

MetricVenice, FLLaurel, FL
Population27,47911,741
Median Household Income$76,755$92,340
Median Rent$1,606/mo$1,323/mo
Median Home Value$434,700$478,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.1%35.7%
Poverty Rate9.2%5.6%
Unemployment Rate5.6%4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k6695*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,441744*
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr236236
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows54°F54°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute26.1 min24.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.2—
College Degree Rate46.3%42.2%
Foreign-Born %11.7%10.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+19.6%—

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