Doral vs The Crossings

Which is the better fit for you?

Doral, FL
59
Area Score
Top 47% nationally
The Crossings, FL
63
Area Score
Top 36% nationally

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The Crossings receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
About the same
Regional price level 112.1 against 112.1 (US = 100). Both places sit in the same price region, so the index cannot tell them apart.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
+$61 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $2,910 in The Crossings against $2,849 in Doral.
The median home
18% less
$463,300 in The Crossings against $562,800 in Doral.
The weather you would swap
Winters 4°F colder
Normal January lows are 57°F in The Crossings against 61°F in Doral; July highs are 91°F against 91°F (summers the same).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

Signals

Doral
The Crossings
Opportunity: The Crossings is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
81 · Top 7%
vs
86 · Top 2%
Growth
54 · Top 40%
vs
54 · Top 41%
Climate: The Crossings is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
74 · Top 30%
vs
81 · Top 15%
Physical resilience
24 · Bottom 18%
vs
24 · Bottom 18%
Housing affordability: The Crossings is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
29 · Bottom 3%
vs
32 · Bottom 4%
Schools: The Crossings is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
76 · Top 17%
vs
79 · Top 12%
Access: Doral is the more favorable of the two.
Access
99 · Top 9%
vs
98 · Top 17%
Economic stability: The Crossings is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
58 · Top 50%
vs
77 · Top 9%

Measured values

MetricDoralThe CrossingsSource period
Population79,21622,9632024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$94,164 ±$6,032$91,012 ±$13,8152024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$40,702 ±$1,748$42,408 ±$2,5892024 ACS 5-Year
Population density5,720/sq mi6,679/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$562,800$463,3002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$2,669$2,103 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$2,849 — more favorable$2,910FY2026
Cost of living index112.1112.12023
Homeownership rate46.5%72.6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate2.3% — more favorable2.7%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)+0.6%+2.0% — more favorableJuly 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher59.2% — more favorable42.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate9.8% ±2%7.1% ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)38210,80312 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents4.8 — more favorable3.912 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)−14.3%−14.3%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high91°F91°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low61°F57°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation67.4"56.1"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport4 mi — more favorable11 miNASR current cycle
Average commute28.8 min — more favorable33.0 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age37.143.42024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools2772024-25 school year
Students per teacher20.118.4 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency73.9%74.6% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency71.0%73.9% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility24.1%35.8%2024-25 school 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.

3 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison.

Physical risk tradeoff

Doral

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

The Crossings

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

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Doral
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Doral: Your Score
59
Area Score
The Crossings
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The Crossings: Your Score
63
Area Score

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