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Richmond West is a small city of 35,593 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 18 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $489k and rent runs about $3k a month.
35,593people
$489kTypical home
$2,644/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,593
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,531 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Miami, FL
- 18 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $489k (≈$3,084/mo)
- Median rent $2,644/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 144 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 42
- 40% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MIA airport
- 16 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 525 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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