Living in South Miami Heights

In South Miami Heights, unemployment is 5.8% (2024).

At the end of 2020, South Miami Heights had a population of 36,770. The unemployment rate was 5.82% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 21,421 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population36,770people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary2,739EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,483EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.82%country median 4.6% — 27% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.29µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to South Miami Heights?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,422 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,483 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is South Miami Heights a good place to live?

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Remote worker25%strong on work, weak on safety · range 15–35%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–62%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 22–44%

Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–61%

Retirement34%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–47%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

58.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 21,421 of 36,770 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in South Miami Heights is 5.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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South Miami Heights 5.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,739 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.82 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in South Miami Heights?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€687of €2,191 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,191
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,422
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€687

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to South Miami Heights. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in South Miami Heights. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	431.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in South Miami Heights when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

South Miami Heights's nearest airport was MIA, 24 km away and offered 135 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	135 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	MIA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for South Miami Heights. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

South Miami Heights recorded annual PM2.5 of 7.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. South Miami Heights's monthly mean temperatures were 20.3°C in January and 28.9°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

25°16°

26°17°

27°19°

29°21°

30°23°

32°25°

33°25°

32°25°

30°23°

27°20°

26°18°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

161

267

187

243

260

194

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in South Miami Heights is 7.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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South Miami Heights 7.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.29 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 24.6 · Feb 25.7 · Mar 27 · Apr 28.7 · May 30.4 · Jun 31.8 · Jul 32.6 · Aug 32.6 · Sep 31.7 · Oct 30 · Nov 27.4 · Dec 25.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 16.1 · Feb 17.3 · Mar 18.7 · Apr 21 · May 23 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 24.9 · Oct 23.4 · Nov 20.2 · Dec 17.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 20.3 · Feb 21.5 · Mar 22.8 · Apr 24.8 · May 26.7 · Jun 28.2 · Jul 28.9 · Aug 29 · Sep 28.3 · Oct 26.7 · Nov 23.8 · Dec 21.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 46.6 · Feb 54.5 · Mar 62.5 · Apr 85.5 · May 160.6 · Jun 266.9 · Jul 187 · Aug 243.2 · Sep 259.6 · Oct 194.3 · Nov 89.6 · Dec 62 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	121.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.24 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,712 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	32.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	25.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	16.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Houston ±3.8 °C. Elsewhere: Ginowan (Japan) ±2.1 °C, Okinawa (Japan) ±2.1 °C, Urasoe (Japan) ±2.1 °C, Matsusaka (Japan) ±8.7 °C, Suzuka (Japan) ±8.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 12.7 km² at the end of 2025. South Miami Heights had a population density of 3,049.8 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport41.7%
Foreign residents58.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	12.71 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	55.26 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	21,421 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	3,050 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	36,770 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on South Miami Heights

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Richmond West as a South Miami Heights alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.9% Richmond West vs 5.8% South Miami Heights−50%
Median gross pay, city: €3,478 Richmond West vs €2,739 South Miami Heights+27%
Foreign residents: 52.5% Richmond West vs 55.3% South Miami Heights−5%
Residents: 35,884 Richmond West vs 36,770 South Miami Heights−2%
Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Richmond West vs 7.3 µg/m³ South Miami Heightssame level

Full comparison More about Richmond West

North Bethesda as a South Miami Heights alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1526 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,739 South Miami Heights+123%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.8% South Miami Heights−37%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 55.3% South Miami Heights−38%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.3 µg/m³ South Miami Heights−20%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 36,770 South Miami Heights+36%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near South Miami Heights

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

West Perrine 2.9 km away

Rent: 1,375 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,217 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Goulds 3.1 km away

Rent: 1,315 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,806 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Palmetto Estates 4.2 km away

Rent: 1,800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,610 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Richmond West 4.9 km away

Rent: 2,443 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,478 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Richmond Heights 5.1 km away

Rent: 1,664 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,079 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in South Miami Heights?

The unemployment rate is 5.82 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in South Miami Heights?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.29 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in South Miami Heights?

The published population is 36,770 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in South Miami Heights?

21,421 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is South Miami Heights a good place to live?

South Miami Heights may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near South Miami Heights?

West Perrine, Goulds, Cutler Ridge, Palmetto Estates, Richmond West are near South Miami Heights. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {South Miami Heights, United States: population, rent, salary},
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