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Gladeview vs Miami

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (27.6× in Miami) and property tax bill (2.2× in Miami).

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Gladeview, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 16,655 people
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Miami, FLA history townFlorida · 459,745 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,130 more a month in Miami

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Gladeview$2,340/mo
Typical home $413K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $1,341/mo · Housing →
Miami$3,470/mo
Typical home $581K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $1,758/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,130 a month, about $13,600 a year, between Miami and Gladeview.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Miami places higher on 12 of 20 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Where they are

Gladeview and Miami share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

GladeviewMiamiGladeviewMiami
Gladeview ↔ Miami4.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,563 Gladeview residents work in Miami (27.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Gladeview →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
GladeviewMiami
Snow a year0″0″
January low59°F59°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st60th
Outdoors & history
GladeviewMiami
Trails0 mi26 mi
Conserved land2.6%3%
Settled—1825
National Register places—74
Archive photos—9
Famous people born here—27
Community
GladeviewMiami
Library hours a week—48 hrs
Colleges in town—3
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

GladeviewMiami
People
Population 16,655Lowest 459,745Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +29.4%Highest FL: +14.6% +10.7%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 32.7±3.5Lowest 23% below FL 39.3±0.5Highest 8% below FL
Kids under 18 27.2%±4.1Highest FL: 19.5% 16.5%±0.6Lowest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 10.8%±2Lowest FL: 21.3% 15.9%±0.6Highest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Lowest FL: 34.1% 37.4%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±2.4Lowest FL: 6.1% 6.5%±0.4Highest FL: 6.1%
Miami and Gladeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,469±$8kLowest 36% below FL $62,462±$2kHighest 16% below FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,600±$62kLowest 12% above FL $518,100±$20kHighest 44% above FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,341±$112Lowest 20% below FL $1,758±$26Highest 5% above FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,092Lowest 23% below FL $4,586Highest 68% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54%±9Lowest FL: 60.1% 62.9%±1.8Highest FL: 60.1%
Miami and Gladeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 27.5%Highest FL: 12.6% 19.4%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 34.7%Highest FL: 67.6% 30.8%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 14 yrs older than FL 1979Highest 9 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the FL average 27 minLowest about the FL average
Work from home 7.6%±2.8Lowest FL: 15.7% 16%±0.9Highest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 34.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Lowest 1.82Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Miami (27%)Coral Gables (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 27% work in MiamiFew work in Gladeview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 26.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 79Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 199Highest 150Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #402 of 488 in FL#347 of 488 in FL
School district MIAMI-DADEMIAMI-DADE
High school in town Secondary Student Success Center-804Miami Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 24.6
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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