Brownsville vs Opa-locka

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Brownsville, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Opa-locka, FL

Area Score

Bottom 6% nationally

Signals

Brownsville

Opa-locka

Opportunity

59 · Top 44%

56 · Top 50%

Climate

74 · Top 30%

82 · Top 12%

Physical resilience

24 · Bottom 19%

Housing affordability

21 · Bottom 1%

10 · Bottom 1%

Access

99 · Top 14%

Economic stability

29 · Bottom 6%

31 · Bottom 8%

Measured values

Metric	Brownsville	Opa-locka	Source period
Population	16,936	16,282	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$40,795	$37,532	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$21,626	$18,160	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	7,428/sq mi	3,779/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$325,200	$295,800	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,252	$1,351	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	35.7%	28.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.5%	July 2026
Employment change (year over year)	0.6%	0.6%	July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	7.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	26.2%	29.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	91°F	91°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	61°F	59°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	67.4"	62.7"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	4 mi	2 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	33.5 min	33.6 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	40.2	34.8	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Brownsville

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

Opa-locka

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

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