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Westview vs Pinewood

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

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Westview, FLOne of the healthiest townsFlorida · 12,107 people
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Pinewood, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 18,114 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Westview$2,720/mo
Typical home $471K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,103/mo · Housing →
Pinewood$2,530/mo
Typical home $432K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,532/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

Westview and Pinewood share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WestviewPinewoodWestviewPinewood
Westview ↔ Pinewood1.8 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−WestviewBetter than 49% of districts in the state B−PinewoodBetter than 49% of districts in the state
Health
C−WestviewHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns DPinewoodHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns
11Westview
6Pinewood

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

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

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Westview’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
WestviewPinewood
Snow a year0″0″
January low59°F59°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th73rd
Outdoors & history
WestviewPinewood
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%1.1%
Community
WestviewPinewood
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

WestviewPinewood
People
Population 12,107Lowest 18,114Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.8%Lowest FL: +14.6% +4.4%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 43.9±5.8Highest 3% above FL 39.9±2.3Lowest 6% below FL
Westview and Pinewood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19%±4Lowest FL: 19.5% 20.3%±3Highest 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+ 20.9%±3.2Highest FL: 21.3% 15.8%±2.9Lowest 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+ 15.1%Highest FL: 34.1% 10.6%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.8Lowest FL: 6.1% 7.5%±2Highest FL: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,563±$17kLowest 23% below FL $59,410±$17kHighest 20% 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 $379,400±$29kHighest 6% above FL $372,400±$34kLowest 4% 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 $1,103±$759Lowest 34% below FL $1,532±$117Highest 8% 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 $2,460Lowest 10% below FL $2,756Highest about the FL average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.3%±12.1Lowest FL: 60.1% 57%±9.1Highest 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 20.9%Highest FL: 12.6% 20.5%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.5%Highest FL: 67.6% 40.4%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 26 yrs older than FL 1963Highest 25 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 20% above FL 31 minLowest 11% above FL
Work from home 8.1%±2.7Highest FL: 15.7% 4.2%±2.5Lowest 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 1.3%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 mi 7.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.41Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Miami (25%)Miami (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PinewoodFew work in Westview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
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 130Lowest 162Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #478 of 488 in FL#387 of 488 in FL
School district MIAMI-DADEMIAMI-DADE
High school in town The Seed School of MiamiNone in town
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.

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