Best Places33012, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33012, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
33012 ranks 28,538th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33012
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
33012's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33012 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 33012 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33012
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33012 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,738, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 33012's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33012
33012 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33012.
Who works in 33012, and how
Work in 33012 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 33012
The coast is about 16 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33012, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33012, month by month
33012 sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 79, with lows near 59. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79° | 68° | 59° |
| April | 87° | 77° | 69° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of 33012
Miami International sits about 5 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.2 million passengers in 2025, with 233 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 33012
Schools across 33012 average a B+, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Meadowlane Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- John G. Dupuis Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- North Hialeah Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Miami Lakes Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Hialeah Gardens Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Palm Springs Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Hialeah Gardens Senior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Westland Hialeah Senior High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33012 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33012 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 33012 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33012 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33012
Is 33012 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33012 ranks 28,538th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, walkability, and few empty homes, and lowest on car insurance costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33012 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $373,798. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $53,738 median income, cost of living beats 5% of zip codes.
Is 33012 safe?
33012 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33012?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 79 with lows near 59. That works out to about 98 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of zip codes.
Is 33012 good for families?
Schools beat 71% of zip codes, crime safety beats 10%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare 33012 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33012. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33012 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
33012 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33012: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33012: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33012: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33012: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33012 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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