Brownsville, FL vs Miami, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBrownsville, FLMiami, FL
Population16,936459,745
Median Household Income$40,795$62,462
Median Rent$1,252/mo$1,758/mo
Median Home Value$325,200$518,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income63.1%60.4%
Poverty Rate26.2%19.4%
Unemployment Rate2.7% (county)2.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k336*358
Property Crime Rate /100k1,810*2,243
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs89°F87°F
Winter Lows61°F63°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.6 min27.3 min
Hospitals—4
Avg Hospital Rating—2.7 / 5
Students per Teacher1718.9
College Degree Rate13.6%37.4%
Foreign-Born %38.4%57.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.9%+10.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Brownsville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.