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Hialeah vs Pompano Beach

28 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (16.3× in Pompano Beach) and growth since 2010 (+12.9 pts in Pompano Beach).

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Hialeah, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 226,165 people
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Pompano Beach, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 114,147 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 $420 more a month in Hialeah

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 →
Pompano Beach$2,110/mo
Typical home $352K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,724/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Hialeah and Pompano Beach.

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

Pompano Beach places higher on 11 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
HialeahPompano Beach
Snow a year0″0″
January low59°F60°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th71st
Outdoors & history
HialeahPompano Beach
Trails2 mi29 mi
Conserved land1.6%1.9%
Settled—1880
National Register places23
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here43—
Community
HialeahPompano Beach
Library hours a week43 hrs46 hrs
Colleges in town2—
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

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HialeahPompano BeachHialeahPompano Beach
Hialeah ↔ Pompano Beach28 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.

HialeahPompano Beach
People
Population 226,165Highest 114,147Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Lowest FL: +14.6% +12.2%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 45.8±0.6Highest 8% above FL 41.3±1.3Lowest 3% below FL
Kids under 18 16.8%±0.7Lowest FL: 19.5% 19.1%±1.4Highest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 20.3%±0.8Highest FL: 21.3% 19.3%±1.1Lowest FL: 21.3%
Hialeah and Pompano Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Lowest FL: 34.1% 30.8%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±0.5Highest FL: 6.1% 5%±0.8Lowest FL: 6.1%
Hialeah and Pompano Beach 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 $67,195±$2kHighest 10% below FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $392,000±$11kHighest 9% above FL $349,300±$12kLowest about the FL average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,689±$24Lowest about the FL average $1,724±$47Highest 3% above FL
Pompano Beach and Hialeah 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 $3,193Highest 17% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64%±3.4Highest FL: 60.1% 62.3%±4.1Lowest FL: 60.1%
Hialeah and Pompano Beach 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% 15.2%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.6%Lowest FL: 67.6% 55.5%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 13 yrs older than FL 1974Lowest 14 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 4% above FL 27 minLowest 3% below FL
Work from home 13.4%±1.1Highest FL: 15.7% 12%±1.5Lowest FL: 15.7%
Hialeah and Pompano Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.4%Highest 15.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 8.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Miami (15%)Fort Lauderdale (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pompano BeachFew work in Hialeah
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 22Highest 21Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 154Highest 107Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #302 of 488 in FL#398 of 488 in FL
School district MIAMI-DADEBROWARD
High school in town Hialeah Senior High SchoolBlanche Ely High School
Students per teacherat that high school 19.0Lowest 23.5Highest
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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