Westwood Lakes vs Hialeah

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Westwood Lakes, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Hialeah, FL

Area Score

Bottom 19% nationally

Signals

Westwood Lakes

Hialeah

Opportunity

76 · Top 12%

63 · Top 36%

Climate

81 · Top 17%

82 · Top 12%

Physical resilience

24 · Bottom 19%

Housing affordability

36 · Bottom 3%

27 · Bottom 1%

Access

99 · Top 14%

Economic stability

59 · Bottom 46%

52 · Bottom 35%

Measured values

Metric	Westwood Lakes	Hialeah	Source period
Population	10,553	226,165	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$86,040	$55,594	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$34,857	$26,435	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	6,365/sq mi	10,474/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$518,500	$392,000	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,472	$1,689	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	76.8%	46.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.8%	July 2026
Employment change (year over year)	0.6%	-0.6%	July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	22.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	8.3%	17.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	89°F	91°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	64°F	59°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	51.0"	62.7"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	7 mi	3 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	33.6 min	31.9 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	47.6	45.8	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

Westwood Lakes

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

Hialeah

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

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