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Hialeah vs Miami

9 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (14.7× in Miami) and property tax bill (2.1× in Miami).

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Hialeah, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 226,165 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 $940 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.

Hialeah$2,530/mo
Typical home $443K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,689/mo · Housing →
Miami$3,470/mo
Typical home $581K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $1,758/mo · Housing →

The difference: $940 a month, about $11,300 a year, between Miami 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.

Report cards

Miami places higher on 13 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.

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
HialeahMiami
Snow a year0″0″
January low59°F59°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th60th
Outdoors & history
HialeahMiami
Trails2 mi26 mi
Conserved land1.6%3%
Settled—1825
National Register places274
Archive photos129
Famous people born here4327
Community
HialeahMiami
Library hours a week43 hrs48 hrs
Colleges in town23
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

9 miles apart

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

HialeahMiamiHialeahMiami
Hialeah ↔ Miami8.8 miles apart
Who commutes between them
12,924 Hialeah residents work in Miami (14.6% of its workers)
5,123 Miami residents work in Hialeah (3.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Hialeah →
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.

HialeahMiami
People
Population 226,165Lowest 459,745Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Lowest FL: +14.6% +10.7%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 45.8±0.6Highest 8% above FL 39.3±0.5Lowest 8% below FL
Kids under 18 16.8%±0.7Highest FL: 19.5% 16.5%±0.6Lowest FL: 19.5%
Hialeah and Miami are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±0.8Highest FL: 21.3% 15.9%±0.6Lowest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Lowest FL: 34.1% 37.4%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±0.5Lowest FL: 6.1% 6.5%±0.4Highest FL: 6.1%
Miami 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 $62,462±$2kHighest 16% below FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $392,000±$11kLowest 9% above FL $518,100±$20kHighest 44% above FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,689±$24Lowest about the FL average $1,758±$26Highest 5% above FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,228Lowest 18% below FL $4,586Highest 68% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64%±3.4Highest FL: 60.1% 62.9%±1.8Lowest FL: 60.1%
Hialeah and Miami are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17%Lowest FL: 12.6% 19.4%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.6%Highest FL: 67.6% 30.8%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 13 yrs older than FL 1979Highest 9 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 4% above FL 27 minLowest about the FL average
Work from home 13.4%±1.1Lowest FL: 15.7% 16%±0.9Highest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 15.4%Lowest 34.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Lowest 1.82Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Miami (15%)Coral Gables (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 15% work in Miami3% work in Hialeah
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 26.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 22Lowest 79Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 154Highest 150Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #302 of 488 in FL#347 of 488 in FL
School district MIAMI-DADEMIAMI-DADE
High school in town Hialeah Senior High SchoolMiami Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 19.0Lowest 24.6Highest
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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