Living in Princeton, FL
Princeton is a small city of 42,625 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 20 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $427k and rent runs about $2k a month.
42,625people
$427kTypical home
$1,647/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,625
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,747 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Miami, FL
- 20 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $427k (≈$2,692/mo)
- Median rent $1,647/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 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 34
- 53% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MIA airport
- 19 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,022 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 491 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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