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Sweetwater is a small city of 20,085 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 11 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,085people
$294kTypical home
$1,771/moRent
91° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,085
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,190 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Miami, FL
- 11 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,855/mo)
- Median rent $1,771/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,866 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MIA airport
- 6 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,231 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 841 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 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
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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