Hialeah, Florida
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Hialeah.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Hialeah compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 221,901City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $53,079Incorporated place (ACS)32% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 117ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)17% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $359,200City limits (ACS)18% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,558City limits (ACS)16% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 3.0%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 29 min16% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 6033% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 209annualized per 100k · citywide65% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 2032.9annualized per 100k · citywide34% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 91°F4.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 61°F27.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 62.7 in91% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 22117% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Hialeah with another city
Subtropical summers, hurricane planning, and no state income tax loom large. With about 62.7 inches of rain a year, wet-season drainage and mold checks are worth asking about. Average one-way commute time is about 29 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 60/100. A recent county unemployment reading near 3.0% suggests a relatively tight local labor market. Violent-offense rates around 209 per 100k are moderate for a large U.S. city, with meaningful variation by neighborhood.
Hialeah, Florida counts about 221,901 residents inside the city limits. With median income around $53,079 and a cost index of 117, the market reads above the national housing-cost baseline. Budget for median rents around $1,558 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
Hialeah is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Hialeah with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Hialeah city, 1600000US1230000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN120860000000003 (Miami-Dade County, June 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00012882 MIAMI OPA LOCKA AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28