Sweetwater, FL vs Tamiami, FL

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

MetricSweetwater, FLTamiami, FL
Population20,08549,752
Median Household Income$54,967$78,353
Median Rent$1,771/mo$1,939/mo
Median Home Value$294,200$482,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.1%69.3%
Poverty Rate16.3%11.6%
Unemployment Rate2.7% (county)2.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k210336*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,8831,810*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows60°F60°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29 min32.7 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.215.3
College Degree Rate21.4%35.7%
Foreign-Born %74.8%68%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.6%-8.9%

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 Tamiami (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.