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Miami vs Gladeview

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

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Miami, FLA history townFlorida · 459,745 people
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Gladeview, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 16,655 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.

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

Miami and Gladeview share a border

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

MiamiGladeviewMiamiGladeview
Miami ↔ Gladeview4.8 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
MiamiGladeview
Snow a year0″0″
January low59°F59°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th61st
Outdoors & history
MiamiGladeview
Trails26 mi0 mi
Conserved land3%2.6%
Settled1825—
National Register places74—
Archive photos9—
Famous people born here27—
Community
MiamiGladeview
Library hours a week48 hrs—
Colleges in town3—
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.

MiamiGladeview
People
Population 459,745Highest 16,655Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.7%Lowest FL: +14.6% +29.4%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 39.3±0.5Highest 8% below FL 32.7±3.5Lowest 23% below FL
Kids under 18 16.5%±0.6Lowest FL: 19.5% 27.2%±4.1Highest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 15.9%±0.6Highest FL: 21.3% 10.8%±2Lowest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.4%Highest FL: 34.1% 14.1%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±0.4Highest FL: 6.1% 4.4%±2.4Lowest 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 $62,462±$2kHighest 16% below FL $47,469±$8kLowest 36% below FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $518,100±$20kHighest 44% above FL $402,600±$62kLowest 12% above FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,758±$26Highest 5% above FL $1,341±$112Lowest 20% below FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,586Highest 68% above FL $2,092Lowest 23% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.9%±1.8Highest FL: 60.1% 54%±9Lowest 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 19.4%Lowest FL: 12.6% 27.5%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 30.8%Lowest FL: 67.6% 34.7%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 9 yrs older than FL 1974Lowest 14 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the FL average 28 minHighest about the FL average
Work from home 16%±0.9Highest FL: 15.7% 7.6%±2.8Lowest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 34.2%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 6.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.82Highest 0.75Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Coral Gables (6%)Miami (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gladeview27% work in Miami
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 79Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 150Lowest 199Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #347 of 488 in FL#402 of 488 in FL
School district MIAMI-DADEMIAMI-DADE
High school in town Miami Senior High SchoolSecondary Student Success Center-804
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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