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25.96° N · 80.18° W · GEOID 1234400

Ives Estates

Miami-Dade County, Florida · part of the Miami, FL metro

FloridaIves Estates, FLIves EstatesIves Estates

The short answer

Ives Estates is home to 28,506 people. Median household income is $72,239 a year and median rent is $2,110 a month, 35.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $294,700, about 4.1x annual median household income.

The story in Ives Estates is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 31.5% to 35.1% of income. Also notable: Home values run 32% below what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

8OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Ives Estates scores better than 8% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 370th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%22
Economy 20%37
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%33
Education 10%57
Commute 10%9
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,110
55% above the median place
Median household income
$72,239
10% below the median place
Median home value
$294,700
8% below the median place
Unemployment
5.8%
19% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Ives Estates

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 35.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
  • Affordability74% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 986 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Ives Estates

Miami-Dade County loses about 18.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in67,097
Moved out107,355
Net−40,258

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Broward County, FL16,82129,098−12,277
Palm Beach County, FL2,6344,446−1,812
Lee County, FL1,1613,807−2,646
Orange County, FL1,5243,362−1,838
Hillsborough County, FL1,2462,603−1,357
New York County, NY2,031

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$127K
Leavers$78K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Miami-Dade County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Miami-Dade County report $127,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $78,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$84,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,110 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,072 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $294,700.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 12.6% work from home; 2.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Town 'n' Country, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.4%
41% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-18.7
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$127,200
80% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureIves EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.4%41% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.3%36% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-18.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$127,20080% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$78,10811% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs about $38 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 97% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Ives Estates35.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$84,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
35.1%
72% above the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
7% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
35%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$44,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Ives Estates, $2,110 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Ives Estates, but easier on the budget

Places that match Ives Estates on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Town 'n' Country, FL8928.3% vs 35.1%$10,700Compare
Hunters Creek, FL8625.3% vs 35.1%$32,100Compare
Woodlawn, VA8023.9% vs 35.1%$25,400Compare
Stanton, CA7928.3% vs 35.1%$15,200Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
74.1%
47% above the median place
Vacant homes1
4.3%
39% below the median place
Homeownership1
56.8%
14% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureIves EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,11055% above
Rent to income135.1%72% above
Property tax rate10.7%19% below
Home price to income14.1x7% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure114.213% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,56459% above
HUD area median income4County figure$89,80016% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,17333% below
Median home value1$294,7008% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.8%13% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure79.5%54% above
Homeownership156.8%14% below
Renters paying 30%+174.1%47% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,07211% above
Vacant homes14.3%39% below
Median year built119850% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 230 hours a year commuting, more than in 94% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
34 min
37% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
2.6%
209% above the median place
Unemployment1
5.8%
19% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$34,358 −14%
Median household income$72,239 −10%
Poverty rate11.9% +11%
Works from home12.6% +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureIves EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$72,23910% below
Income per person1$34,35814% below
Unemployment15.8%19% above
Average annual pay6County figure$81,81824% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs6County figure1,276,535above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate111.9%11% above
Mean commute134 min37% above
Works from home112.6%2% above
Commutes by transit12.6%209% above
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 46.4%, above the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
46.4%
above the median place (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1
15.2%
137% above the median place
Household size1
2.8
12% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age36.7 −6%
Homes with broadband91.3% −1%
Bachelor's or higher35.4% +11%
High school or higher92.7% +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureIves EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population128,5061611th largest
Median age136.76% below
Bachelor's or higher135.4%11% above
High school or higher192.7%0% above
Household size12.812% above
Born abroad146.4%above (median 8.8%)
No health insurance115.2%137% above
Homes with broadband191.3%1% below
05

Life in Ives Estates

The nearest National Park Service site is Biscayne National Park, about 32 miles away.

194 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.8 −72%
Playgrounds per 10k1.4 −85%
Grocery stores per 10k0.3 −83%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.3 −97%
Libraries per 10k0.3 −60%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −65%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi16.5 78.5×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Biscayne National Park 32 miles
  • Everglades National Park 55 miles
  • Big Cypress National Preserve 56 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.2 +7%
Shops39.5 +30%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.9 +44%
Doctors' offices and clinics33.8 +67%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
31.9
4% above the median place
Public school students12
335,631
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
530
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureIves EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure530above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure335,631above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure19.426% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.27% above
Shops per 10k8County figure39.530% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.944% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure33.867% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.822% above
Parks per 10k92.872% below
Playgrounds per 10k91.485% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.383% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.397% below
Libraries per 10k90.360% below
Named paths and bike trails90.765% below
Transit stops per sq mi916.5above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1031.94% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County figure194above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 58°F, 128% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Ives Estates. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
58°F
128% above the median place
Average temperature13
76°F
39% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
100.0
41% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureIves EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F5% above
January average low13County figure58°F128% above
Average temperature13County figure76°F39% above
Annual precipitation13County figure57.5 in31% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.68% above
Hurricane risk14County figure100.041% above
Tornado risk14County figure98.721% above
Wildfire risk14County figure96.858% above
Heat wave risk14County figure99.310% above
Median air quality index15County figure479% above
Good air days15County figure56.4%18% below
08

Ives Estates in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 36% of the median income in 2030, up from 35% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Ives Estates does better than 21% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 72%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,110/mo (2024)$2,740/mo$2,250 to $3,340/mo+4.4%
Median household income$72,239 (2024)$92,000$77,500 to $109,000+4.1%
Median home value$294,700 (2024)$429,000$312,000 to $592,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Ives Estates

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Red Chute, LA$2,095$86,124Compare
Doraville, GA$1,868$67,235Compare
Four Corners, FL$1,847$72,879Compare
Jenison, MI$2,306$89,593Compare
Jenison, MIFour Corners, FLDoraville, GARed Chute, LAIves Estates, FLIves EstatesRed ChuteDoravilleFour CornersJenisonIves EstatesRed ChuteDoravilleFour CornersJenison

Places built like Ives Estates

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Ives Estates performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Ives Estates, FL35.1%5.0%/yrn/a
Woodlawn, VA23.9%4.0%/yrn/aCompare
Miami Lakes, FL25.0%6.0%/yr8.6%Compare
North Lauderdale, FL39.4%7.7%/yr2.0%Compare
Woodbridge, VA24.1%-1.5%/yrn/aCompare
Egypt Lake-Leto, FL32.9%4.2%/yrn/aCompare
Fairland, MD23.0%3.2%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Ives Estates a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 8 out of 100, better than 8% of the places we rate and 370th of 474 in Florida. The median rent takes 35.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. 74% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 986 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 27 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ives Estates expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 35.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $294,700.

What salary do you need to live in Ives Estates?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $84,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Ives Estates?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Red Chute, LA, Doraville, GA, Four Corners, FL and Jenison, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Ives Estates with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Ives Estates itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/ives-estates-florida

Citytistics. “Ives Estates, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/ives-estates-florida/

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