Westwood Lakes vs Miami

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Westwood Lakes, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Miami, FL

Area Score

Bottom 24% nationally

Signals

Westwood Lakes

Miami

Opportunity

76 · Top 12%

70 · Top 23%

Climate

81 · Top 17%

85 · Top 9%

Physical resilience

24 · Bottom 19%

Housing affordability

36 · Bottom 3%

25 · Bottom 1%

Access

99 · Top 14%

Economic stability

59 · Bottom 46%

46 · Bottom 25%

Measured values

Metric	Westwood Lakes	Miami	Source period
Population	10,553	459,745	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$86,040	$62,462	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$34,857	$45,837	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	6,365/sq mi	12,772/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$518,500	$518,100	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,472	$1,758	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	76.8%	30.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.6%	July 2026
Employment change (year over year)	0.6%	-0.6%	July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	37.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	8.3%	19.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	89°F	88°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	64°F	61°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	51.0"	57.2"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	7 mi	5 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	33.6 min	29.8 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	47.6	39.3	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.

Miami

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

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