Miami, FL vs Brownsville, FL

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

MetricMiami, FLBrownsville, FL
Population459,74516,936
Median Household Income$62,462$40,795
Median Rent$1,758/mo$1,252/mo
Median Home Value$518,100$325,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income60.4%63.1%
Poverty Rate19.4%26.2%
Unemployment Rate2.4%2.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k358336*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,2431,810*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs87°F89°F
Winter Lows63°F61°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute27.3 min30.6 min
Hospitals4—
Avg Hospital Rating2.7 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.917
College Degree Rate37.4%13.6%
Foreign-Born %57.7%38.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.8%-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.