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What Is It Like to Live in Hialeah?

What it costs to live in Hialeah, and how it compares with other Florida cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

38

190th best value in Florida

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Florida cities.

Overall livability

54

102nd overall in Florida

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Hialeah is home to about 224,362 people. A typical home runs $280,000 and a household earns around $43,200, a price-to-income ratio of 6.5. Among Florida's largest cities, it ranks 190th for value and 102nd overall. For context, the typical Hialeah home is about 29% below the statewide median of $397,000 and local household income is about 34% below the statewide median of $65,800.

Hialeah at a glance

Median home price

$280,000

239th in FL of 249

Median rent

$1,313/mo

Median household income

$43,200

Home price to income

6.5x

Unemployment

4.0%

65th in FL of 249

School rating

2/10

224th in FL of 249

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI. City rankings are within Florida only. Updated 2026.