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Leisure City is a small city of 27,808 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 24 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 77°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,808people
$375kTypical home
$1,723/moRent
91° / 77°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,808
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,525 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Miami, FL
- 24 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,365/mo)
- Median rent $1,723/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MIA airport
- 23 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,445 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 350 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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