Hialeah receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.
Signals
Sunrise
Hialeah
Opportunity
46 · Bottom 28%
vs63 · Top 36%
Growth
28 · Bottom 15%
vs58 · Top 35%
Climate
81 · Top 14%
vs82 · Top 12%
Physical resilience
21 · Bottom 14%
vs24 · Bottom 19%
Housing affordability
49 · Bottom 10%
vs27 · Bottom 1%
Schools
32 · Bottom 25%
vs39 · Bottom 33%
Access
99 · Top 8%
vs99 · Top 14%
Economic stability
59 · Bottom 47%
vs52 · Bottom 35%
Measured values
| Metric | Sunrise | Hialeah | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 97,918 | 226,165 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median household income | $77,652 | $55,594 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income | $36,618 | $26,435 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Population density | 6,045/sq mi | 10,474/sq mi | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value | $354,500 | $392,000 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent | $2,140 | $1,689 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate | 68.8% | 46.6% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 2.8% | June 2026 |
| Employment change (year over year) | -1.2% | -0.6% | June 2026 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.6% | 22.1% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate | 10.7% | 17.0% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units permitted (12 months) | 13 | 729 | 12 months ending July 2026 |
| Permits per 1,000 residents | 0.1 | 3.2 | 12 months ending July 2026 |
| Average July high | 91°F | 91°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low | 59°F | 59°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Annual precipitation | 56.5" | 62.7" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Distance to major airport | 10 mi | 3 mi | NASR current cycle |
| Average commute | 31.9 min | 31.9 min | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median age | 41.7 | 45.8 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Public schools | 8 | 43 | 2024-25 school year |
| Students per teacher | 20.30 | 20.19 | 2024-25 school year |
| Math proficiency | 43.7% | 47.8% | 2019-20 school year |
| Reading proficiency | 54.8% | 55.7% | 2019-20 school year |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility | 34.0% | 61.1% | 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.
Physical risk tradeoff
Sunrise
Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.
Hialeah
Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.
Full profiles: Sunrise, FL · Hialeah, FL · How this is calculated: methodology