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35,593people live here $101,970median household income▲ 26% above US $2,644median rent per month▲ 87% above US $489,100median home value▲ 47% above US

Richmond West 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 Richmond West

Richmond West is an unincorporated community in Florida with county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Richmond West deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, long average commutes, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Long commutes
Air quality concerns
Shrinking population
High student-teacher ratio

How Richmond West compares

Median household income

Richmond West$101,970

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Richmond West$2,644

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Richmond West$489,100

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Richmond West

Based on Richmond West's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$5,288

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $105,760 a year
65% of Richmond West renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$97,820

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $48,910
Homes cost 4.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 87% above US

$2,644/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,644 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 $489,100. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $489,100 · 65% 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

Richmond West 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 around▲ 56% above US

41 min average commute

Commutes run long, averaging 40.6 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

75%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

9.7%

Other

1.5%

Public transit

1.3%

Walk

0.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 57°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

33% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 33% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Biscayne National Park (16 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Richmond West's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,644/mo) equals 31% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget, people who dread long commutes, and anyone who doesn't drive.

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