Moving to
Glenvar Heights.

All Glenvar Heights data Compare Glenvar Heights

19,395people live here $72,118median household income▼ 11% below US $1,973median rent per month▲ 40% above US $545,400median home value▲ 64% above US

Glenvar Heights is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Glenvar Heights

Glenvar Heights is an unincorporated community in Florida with county unemployment below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Glenvar Heights deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Highly educated workforce
Growing population

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Above-average rainfall

How Glenvar Heights compares

Median household income

Glenvar Heights$72,118

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Glenvar Heights$1,973

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Glenvar Heights$545,400

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Glenvar Heights

Based on Glenvar Heights's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,946

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $78,920 a year
55% of Glenvar Heights renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$109,080

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $54,540
Homes cost 7.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 40% above US

$1,973/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $1,973 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $545,400. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $545,400 · 55% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

2.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Miami-Dade County is 2.7%, well below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Miami-Dade County (county-wide)

Safety

336 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Glenvar Heights doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Miami-Dade County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1810/100k · Policed by Miami-Dade County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26.6 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 15% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

73%

Work from home

15%

Carpool

6.2%

Public transit

3.8%

Other

1.2%

Walk

1.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 88°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 65°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 66% above US

60% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary and 8 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Biscayne National Park (17 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Glenvar Heights's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,973/mo) equals 33% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

See all the data for Glenvar Heights →·All Florida cities →