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Miami vs Hialeah

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

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Miami, FLA history townFlorida · 459,745 people
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Hialeah, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 226,165 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.

Miami$3,470/mo
Typical home $581K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $1,758/mo · Housing →
Hialeah$2,530/mo
Typical home $443K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,689/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
MiamiHialeah
Snow a year0″0″
January low59°F59°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th69th
Outdoors & history
MiamiHialeah
Trails26 mi2 mi
Conserved land3%1.6%
Settled1825—
National Register places742
Archive photos912
Famous people born here2743
Community
MiamiHialeah
Library hours a week48 hrs43 hrs
Colleges in town32
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.

MiamiHialeahMiamiHialeah
Miami ↔ Hialeah8.8 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.

MiamiHialeah
People
Population 459,745Highest 226,165Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.7%Highest FL: +14.6% -0.7%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 39.3±0.5Lowest 8% below FL 45.8±0.6Highest 8% above FL
Kids under 18 16.5%±0.6Lowest FL: 19.5% 16.8%±0.7Highest 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+ 15.9%±0.6Lowest FL: 21.3% 20.3%±0.8Highest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.4%Highest FL: 34.1% 22.1%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±0.4Highest FL: 6.1% 5.6%±0.5Lowest 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 $62,462±$2kHighest 16% below FL $55,594±$2kLowest 25% below FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $518,100±$20kHighest 44% above FL $392,000±$11kLowest 9% above FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,758±$26Highest 5% above FL $1,689±$24Lowest about the FL average
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,586Highest 68% above FL $2,228Lowest 18% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.9%±1.8Lowest FL: 60.1% 64%±3.4Highest 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 19.4%Highest FL: 12.6% 17%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 30.8%Lowest FL: 67.6% 46.6%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 9 yrs older than FL 1975Lowest 13 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the FL average 29 minHighest 4% above FL
Work from home 16%±0.9Highest FL: 15.7% 13.4%±1.1Lowest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 34.2%Highest 15.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 7.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.82Highest 0.67Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Coral Gables (6%)Miami (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Hialeah15% work in Miami
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.4 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 79Highest 22Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 150Lowest 154Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #347 of 488 in FL#302 of 488 in FL
School district MIAMI-DADEMIAMI-DADE
High school in town Miami Senior High SchoolHialeah Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 24.6Highest 19.0Lowest
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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