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Hialeah vs Hollywood

14 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (12.6× in Hollywood) and property tax bill (+60% in Hollywood).

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Hialeah, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 226,165 people
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Hollywood, FLHometown of 69 notable peopleFlorida · 155,082 people
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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.

HialeahAn outdoors town
Outdoors#57 most walkable in FL1.8 miles of trails across 22 parks and preserves Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates College town2 collegesFlorida National University-Main Campus All about Hialeah →
HollywoodHometown of 69 notable people
Famous people69 notable peopleborn in Hollywood Outdoors#87 most conserved land in FL23 miles of trails across 31 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Hollywood →
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.

Trails12.6×
Hollywood has more miles of trail
Hollywood 22.6 miHialeah 1.8 mi
Property tax bill+60%
Tax bills are bigger in Hollywood
Hollywood $3,563Hialeah $2,228
Growth since 2010+9.4 pts
Hollywood has grown faster since 2010
Hollywood +8.7%Hialeah -0.7%
Household income+21%
Households in Hollywood earn more
Hollywood $67,203Hialeah $55,594
Homeowners+12.3 pts renters
Hialeah has more renters
Hollywood 58.9%Hialeah 46.6%
Bachelor’s degree++11.7 pts
More adults in Hollywood have a degree
Hollywood 33.8%Hialeah 22.1%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Hialeah places higher on 10 of 22 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.

Schools
B−HialeahBetter than 49% of districts in the state C+HollywoodBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
C+HialeahHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns B−HollywoodHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns
10Hialeah
9Hollywood

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 430 towns #426#145 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #377#87 Most activeHealth · 633 towns #615#351 Lowest property taxCost of living · 626 towns #264#478 Most new homesHousing · 250 towns #135#219 Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #531#339 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 635 towns #5#168 Most educatedPeople · 635 towns #435#279

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Hialeah’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Hialeah$2,530/mo
Typical home $443K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,689/mo · Housing →
Hollywood$2,650/mo
Typical home $444K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $1,653/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Hollywood and Hialeah.

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.

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
HialeahHollywood
Snow a year0″0″
January low59°F58°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th77th
Outdoors & history
HialeahHollywood
Trails2 mi23 mi
Conserved land1.6%12.1%
Settled—1921
National Register places25
Archive photos18—
Famous people born here4369
Community
HialeahHollywood
Library hours a week43 hrs52 hrs
Colleges in town21
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.

Where they are

14 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HialeahHollywoodHialeahHollywood
Hialeah ↔ Hollywood14 miles apart
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.

HialeahHollywood
People
Population 226,165Highest 155,082Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Lowest FL: +14.6% +8.7%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 45.8±0.6Highest 8% above FL 40.9±0.8Lowest 4% below FL
Kids under 18 16.8%±0.7Lowest FL: 19.5% 19.1%±1Highest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 20.3%±0.8Highest FL: 21.3% 18.4%±0.9Lowest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Lowest FL: 34.1% 33.8%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±0.5Lowest FL: 6.1% 5.9%±0.7Highest FL: 6.1%
Hollywood and Hialeah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,594±$2kLowest 25% below FL $67,203±$3kHighest 10% below FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $392,000±$11kLowest 9% above FL $410,600±$12kHighest 14% above FL
Hollywood and Hialeah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,689±$24Highest about the FL average $1,653±$52Lowest about the FL average
Hialeah and Hollywood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,228Lowest 18% below FL $3,563Highest 31% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64%±3.4Lowest FL: 60.1% 67.7%±4.7Highest FL: 60.1%
Hollywood and Hialeah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17%Highest FL: 12.6% 14.7%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.6%Lowest FL: 67.6% 58.9%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 13 yrs older than FL 1969Lowest 19 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 4% above FL 29 minHighest 5% above FL
Work from home 13.4%±1.1Highest FL: 15.7% 13%±1.3Lowest FL: 15.7%
Hialeah and Hollywood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.4%Highest 13.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Lowest 1.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Miami (15%)Fort Lauderdale (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HollywoodFew work in Hialeah
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 12.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 22.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 22Lowest 31Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 154Highest 120Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #302 of 488 in FL#324 of 488 in FL
School district MIAMI-DADEBROWARD
High school in town Hialeah Senior High SchoolSouth Broward High School
Students per teacherat that high school 19.0Lowest 26.8Highest
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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