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West Perrine is a big small town of 11,162 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $412k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,162people
$412kTypical home
$1,488/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,162
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,367 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Miami, FL
- 15 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $412k (≈$2,595/mo)
- Median rent $1,488/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% 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 37
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MIA airport
- 14 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,281 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 105 bars within 25 mi
- 542 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 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
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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