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.

Down paymentRate%

Opa-locka$2,800/mo

Typical home $477K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,351/mo · Housing →

Pinewood$2,530/mo

Typical home $432K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,532/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Opa-locka and Pinewood.

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

Opa-locka places higher on 10 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.

Schools

B−Opa-lockaBetter than 49% of districts in the state B−PinewoodBetter than 49% of districts in the state

Health

DOpa-lockaHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns DPinewoodHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns

10Opa-locka

8Pinewood

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 244 towns #241#83 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #199#441 Highest incomeIncome · 635 towns #622#477 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #486#387 Most affordableCost of living · 630 towns #227#354 Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #157#46 Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #351#443 Lowest property taxCost of living · 626 towns #273#366

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

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

Opa-lockaPinewood

Snow a year0″0″

January low59°F 59°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)365d 365d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st 73rd

Outdoors & history

Opa-lockaPinewood

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land5.1%1.1%

Settled1926 —

National Register places19 —

Archive photos20 —

Famous people born here10 —

Community

Opa-lockaPinewood

Library hours a week48 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

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

3 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Opa-lockaPinewood

Opa-locka ↔ Pinewood3.2 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.

Only big differences vs Florida average

Opa-lockaPinewood

People

Population 16,282Lowest 18,114Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.2%Highest FL: +14.6% +4.4%Lowest FL: +14.6%

Median age 34.8±2.6Lowest 18% below FL 39.9±2.3Highest 6% below FL

Kids under 18 23.9%±3.8Highest FL: 19.5% 20.3%±3Lowest FL: 19.5%

Opa-locka and Pinewood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.3%±2.6Lowest FL: 21.3% 15.8%±2.9Highest FL: 21.3%

Pinewood and Opa-locka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.9%Lowest FL: 34.1% 10.6%Highest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.5Lowest FL: 6.1% 7.5%±2Highest FL: 6.1%

Pinewood and Opa-locka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $37,532±$7kLowest 50% below FL $59,410±$17kHighest 20% below FL

Pinewood and Opa-locka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $295,800±$25kLowest 18% below FL $372,400±$34kHighest 4% above FL

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,351±$78Lowest 19% below FL $1,532±$117Highest 8% below FL

Pinewood and Opa-locka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,264Lowest 17% below FL $2,756Highest about the FL average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 73.4%±9Highest FL: 60.1% 57%±9.1Lowest FL: 60.1%

Opa-locka and Pinewood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 29.7%Highest FL: 12.6% 20.5%Lowest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 28.9%Lowest FL: 67.6% 40.4%Highest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 19 yrs older than FL 1963Lowest 25 yrs older than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 13% above FL 31 minLowest 11% above FL

Work from home 6.9%±2.7Highest FL: 15.7% 4.2%±2.5Lowest FL: 15.7%

Opa-locka and Pinewood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.41Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Miami (18%)Miami (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PinewoodFew work in Opa-locka

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 112Lowest 162Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #486 of 488 in FL #387 of 488 in FL

School district MIAMI-DADEMIAMI-DADE

High school in town North Park High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 47.9 —

Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Opa-locka vs Pinewood

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Opa-locka

Opa-locka places higher on 10 of 20 FL lists

What daily life feels like in each

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