Hialeah, FL vs Brownsville, FL

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

MetricHialeah, FLBrownsville, FL
Population226,16516,936
Median Household Income$55,594$40,795
Median Rent$1,689/mo$1,252/mo
Median Home Value$392,000$325,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income61.5%63.1%
Poverty Rate17%26.2%
Unemployment Rate2.6%2.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k173336*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,3711,810*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs91°F89°F
Winter Lows61°F61°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29 min30.6 min
Hospitals4—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.317
College Degree Rate22.1%13.6%
Foreign-Born %74.5%38.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.5%-3.9%

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.