Westwood Lakes vs South Miami

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Westwood Lakes, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

South Miami, FL

Area Score

Top 50% nationally

Signals

Westwood Lakes

South Miami

Opportunity

76 · Top 12%

82 · Top 6%

Climate

81 · Top 17%

Physical resilience

24 · Bottom 19%

Housing affordability

36 · Bottom 3%

46 · Bottom 8%

Access

99 · Top 14%

Economic stability

59 · Bottom 46%

64 · Top 42%

Measured values

Metric	Westwood Lakes	South Miami	Source period
Population	10,553	12,277	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$86,040	$94,507	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$34,857	$57,328	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	6,365/sq mi	5,416/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$518,500	$829,400	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,472	$1,764	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	76.8%	60.2%	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	26.2%	56.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	8.3%	10.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	89°F	89°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	64°F	64°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	51.0"	51.0"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	7 mi	6 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	33.6 min	33.3 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	47.6	38.9	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.

South Miami

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

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