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Pinewood vs Westview

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3× in Westview) and homeowners (+25.1 pts renters in Pinewood).

Pinewood, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 18,114 people

Westview, FLOne of the healthiest townsFlorida · 12,107 people

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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.

PinewoodAn outdoors town

Outdoors#46 most walkable in FL0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 49%of FL districts All about Pinewood →

WestviewOne of the healthiest towns

Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates

Outdoors#106 most walkable in FL0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 49%of FL districts All about Westview →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3×

Westview is more of a job hub

Westview 1.24Pinewood 0.41

Homeowners+25.1 pts renters

Pinewood has more renters

Westview 65.5%Pinewood 40.4%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Westview

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%

Pinewood$2,530/mo

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

Westview$2,720/mo

Typical home $471K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,103/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Westview 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.

Where they are

Pinewood and Westview share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PinewoodWestview

Pinewood ↔ Westview1.8 miles apart · They share a border

Report cards

Westview places higher on 11 of 18 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−PinewoodBetter than 49% of districts in the state B−WestviewBetter than 49% of districts in the state

Health

DPinewoodHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns C−WestviewHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns

6Pinewood

11Westview

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 626 towns #275#67 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #387#478 Lowest obesityHealth · 633 towns #537#446 Most remote workersWork · 598 towns #558#476 Fewest smokersHealth · 633 towns #594#512 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #479#554 HealthiestHealth · 632 towns #595#533 Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #46#106

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pinewood’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

PinewoodWestview

Snow a year0″0″

January low59°F 59°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)365d 365d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 70th

Outdoors & history

PinewoodWestview

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.1%0%

Community

PinewoodWestview

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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.

Only big differences vs Florida average

PinewoodWestview

People

Population 18,114Highest 12,107Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Highest FL: +14.6% +2.8%Lowest FL: +14.6%

Median age 39.9±2.3Lowest 6% below FL 43.9±5.8Highest 3% above FL

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

Kids under 18 20.3%±3Highest FL: 19.5% 19%±4Lowest FL: 19.5%

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

Age 65+ 15.8%±2.9Lowest FL: 21.3% 20.9%±3.2Highest FL: 21.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.6%Lowest FL: 34.1% 15.1%Highest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±2Highest FL: 6.1% 3.5%±1.8Lowest FL: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,410±$17kHighest 20% below FL $57,563±$17kLowest 23% below FL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $372,400±$34kLowest 4% above FL $379,400±$29kHighest 6% above FL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,532±$117Highest 8% below FL $1,103±$759Lowest 34% below FL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,756Highest about the FL average $2,460Lowest 10% below FL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57%±9.1Highest FL: 60.1% 52.3%±12.1Lowest FL: 60.1%

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

Below poverty line 20.5%Lowest FL: 12.6% 20.9%Highest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 40.4%Lowest FL: 67.6% 65.5%Highest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 25 yrs older than FL 1962Lowest 26 yrs older than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 11% above FL 34 minHighest 20% above FL

Work from home 4.2%±2.5Lowest FL: 15.7% 8.1%±2.7Highest FL: 15.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 1.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 mi 7.8 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Lowest 1.24Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Miami (24%)Miami (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WestviewFew work in Pinewood

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 162Highest 130Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #387 of 488 in FL #478 of 488 in FL

School district MIAMI-DADEMIAMI-DADE

High school in town None in townThe Seed School of Miami

Students per teacherat that high school — 10.1

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.

Pinewood vs Westview

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Westview

Pinewood and Westview share a border

Westview places higher on 11 of 18 FL lists

What daily life feels like in each

What matters to you?

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