Miami Beach, FL vs Brownsville, FL

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

MetricMiami Beach, FLBrownsville, FL
Population82,03116,936
Median Household Income$72,856$40,795
Median Rent$1,826/mo$1,252/mo
Median Home Value$556,700$325,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.9%63.1%
Poverty Rate14.4%26.2%
Unemployment Rate2.3%2.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,074336*
Property Crime Rate /100k8,5751,810*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs87°F89°F
Winter Lows63°F61°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute26.7 min30.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher2017
College Degree Rate52.9%13.6%
Foreign-Born %52.9%38.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.6%-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.