Best PlacesWest Little River, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Little River, 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.
West Little River ranks 2,076th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 West Little River
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.
West Little River's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Little River ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- TransitBetter than 94% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of cities
Where West Little River ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 1% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in West Little River
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Little River home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,490, 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 West Little River's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Little River
West Little River 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 West Little River.
Who works in West Little River, and how
Work in West Little River centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in West Little River
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across West Little River, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Little River, month by month
West Little River sees roughly 100 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 West Little River
Miami International sits about 6 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 West Little River
Schools across West Little River average a C+, better than 37% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- North Hialeah Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Flamingo Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Arcola Lake Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hialeah Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Henry H. Filer Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Horace Mann Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- William H. Turner Technical Arts High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Miami Central Senior High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Cope Center NorthD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Little River school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Little River 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 West Little River against the other 2,097 cities.
Who West Little River suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in West Little River
Is West Little River a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Little River ranks 2,076th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and transit, and lowest on car insurance costs and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Little River expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $403,842. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $62,490 median income, cost of living beats 1% of cities.
Is West Little River safe?
West Little River is safer than 0% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $590 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in West Little River?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 79 with lows near 59. That works out to about 100 pleasant days a year, more than 60% of cities.
Is West Little River good for families?
Schools beat 37% of cities, crime safety beats 0%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare West Little River with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Little River. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Little River 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.
West Little River detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Little River: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Little River: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Little River: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Little River: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Little River 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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