Opa-locka vs Brownsville

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Opa-locka, FL

Area Score

Bottom 6% nationally

Brownsville, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Opa-locka

Brownsville

Opportunity

56 · Top 50%

59 · Top 44%

Climate

82 · Top 12%

74 · Top 30%

Physical resilience

24 · Bottom 19%

Housing affordability

10 · Bottom 1%

21 · Bottom 1%

Access

99 · Top 14%

Economic stability

31 · Bottom 8%

29 · Bottom 6%

Measured values

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

Opa-locka

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

Brownsville

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

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