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Florida City is a big small town of 12,943 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 28 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 77°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $399k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,943people
$399kTypical home
$1,362/moRent
92° / 77°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,943
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,156 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Miami, FL
- 28 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $399k (≈$2,517/mo)
- Median rent $1,362/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 77°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1393 per 100k)
- High property crime (6,052 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MIA airport
- 27 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 912 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 244 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miami-Dade County: R+11 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk