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Living in Olympia Heights, FL

Olympia Heights is a big small town of 12,399 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $558k and rent runs about $2k a month.

12,399people
$558kTypical home
$2,124/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
132Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 12,399
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 4,582 people per sq mi
  • 9 mi to Miami, FL
  • 9 mi to Miami, FL
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $558k (≈$3,516/mo)
  • Median rent $2,124/mo
  • Median household income $109k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 76°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
  • 132 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 47
  • 33% of households have kids
  • 20% are 65 or older
  • 35% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 33 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 6 mi to MIA airport
  • 6 mi to MIA (major hub)
  • 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 96% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1957
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 26 ft
  • 5 mi to the ocean
  • 71 mi to a big lake
  • 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 11 mi to the nearest campground
  • 42 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 3,038 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 142 bars within 25 mi
  • 778 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 49 museums within 25 mi
  • 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 2 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
  • 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 3 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

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