Hialeah, FL: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Hialeah ( HY-ə-LEE-ə; Latin American Spanish: [xaʝaˈli.a]) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in Miami-Dade County, in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people at the 2018 census. It is located west-northwest of Miami, and is one of a few places in the county—others being Homestead, Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles Beach, and Golden Beach—to have its own street grid numbered separately from the rest of the county (which is otherwise based on Miami Avenue at Flagler Str…

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How Hialeah ranks

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#212Highest graduation rate in FL #264Lowest property tax in FL All FL rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code33002, 33010, 33011

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Living in Hialeah

Housing in Hialeah

$443K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hialeah home is worth about $443,000, about the same as a year ago, 18% above the Florida typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market67

Sale-to-list97.6%

Sold in May81

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Safety in Hialeah

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Hialeah's police department reported only 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Hialeah 1.7

Florida 2.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Hialeah 13.6

Florida 10.8

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Hialeah

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School Grade B-

The public schools Hialeah’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictMIAMI-DADESchools93

Marcus A. Milam K-8 Center C+Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,082 students Ernest R. Graham K-8 Academy B-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 947 students Ben Sheppard Elementary School BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 927 students South Hialeah Elementary School BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 899 students Meadowlane Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 786 students Youth Co-Op Charter School C+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 761 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within FL. Ratings are from neighbors.