Miami-Hialeah, FL
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 6th | |
| | Prior Rank: 6th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 23rd | |
| | Prior Rank: 16th | |
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| | Data source: 2007 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Miami-Hialeah area had fewer homes with signs of mice, water leaks from inside, heating equipment breakdown, and foundation problems. Central city homes were less likely to lack kitchen facilities. Homes outside the central city had fewer units with open cracks or holes in walls, water leaks from inside or outside, water supply stoppage, sewage disposal breakdown, and siding problems.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Miami-Hialeah-area homes had more problems with signs of rats, room heaters without flues, and roofing problems than the national average. Owner-occupant homes were more likely to have window problems.
Community Information: The Miami-Hialeah MSA includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties, Florida. In 2007, the MSA included 1,911,700 occupied dwelling units, 13.3% of which were located in the central city of Miami. The housing stock of the MSA ranked among the oldest and most heavily rental of the cities surveyed. The percentage of post-1940 homes ranked 2nd (1.6%) for the MSA and 4th (5.7%) for the central city. The median house age in the Miami-Hialeah MSA was 1978. The percentage of rental units ranked 14th (28.0%) for the MSA and 28th (50.5%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Miami-Hialeah had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 31st (13.4%) for the entire MSA and 27th (20.0%) for homes in the central city.