Miami ranks #32 in Florida for low depression
Miami is ranked on 33 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
More homes per newcomer than 98% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Miami’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Miami does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Miami marked.
Miami lands in the top half on 11 of 23 lists
Each dot is Miami’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Miami does best come first.
Miami out-ranks 3 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every FL list, and where Miami lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#387
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#199
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#229
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#544
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#575
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#32
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#184 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#287
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#50
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#179 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#290
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#233
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#64 People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#230
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#205
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#426
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#439
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#439 
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #310
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#518
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#385
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#551
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
#161 
The number on the right is Miami’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every FL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.