Cabinet Market, 2026
Medley’s story
76 years in pictures
Census counts: 106 in 1950, 1,056 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2026 and 4 maps from 1950 on.
- 1950Medley is settled
MedleyFL
A town of 1,075, settled in 1950.
Population
1,075
2025 Census estimate · +1% since 2020
Median home value
$87K
Census ACS
Household income
$41K
median
Median age
58.2
years
Jobs based here
30,055
A job hub
Is Medley a good place to live?
Medley’s best subject grade is a B+ for schools; its weakest is a C for incomes. Medley’s January low is 58°F, above both the Florida town median (51°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). On hazard risk, just 39 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Medley's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns. Medley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Medley stand out
Where Medley beats most towns.
Small town
1,075 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
DoralHialeah GardensMedley
How Medley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Medley is from typical.
SchoolsBeat 72% of Florida districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Jobs & income$41K median household incomeCOpen →HealthLess healthy than 65% of U.S. towns; Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus 2.3 miles awayC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $87K, 1.1 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household incomeC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 11.9 of 20; 18.9% of households have no car; 0.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 0% conserved landC+Open →HistoryD−Open →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 81 attractions →Hard Rock Stadium and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Medley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
12 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaPitbull StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Pitbull Stadium: Comayagua99, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Medley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Medley, and how to reach them.
PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTown of Medley water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Medley’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMiami-Dade Supervisor of ElectionsMiami-Dade County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026
ZIP codes33166, 3317833166 84% · 33178 16%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Medley.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
A job hub: Medley has 63.8 jobs for every working resident and draws in 30,024 commuters
Most working residents leave Medley for work: only 7% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Medley, against 11% in Florida’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Medley has added 7,433 jobs, to 30,055 in 2023.
7%work in town
| Medley | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Medley7%
Miami13%
Doral11%
Hialeah6%
Westchester3%
7 mi
median commute distance
30,055
jobs based in Medley
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Medley, expect mild winters and hot summers
Medley has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Medley’s July high is 91°F.
91°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter60–78°
Spring66–84°
Summer75–91°
Fall70–86°
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, more of Medley’s adults have diabetes
20% of adults have diabetes in Medley. Only 6 of the 637 Florida towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Medley. 30% of adults have obesity in Medley.
35%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Medley | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 14% | 8.1% |
31 measures vs. Florida
4 better13 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | Medley | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 12.5% | 17.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 9.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 37.9% | 15.9% |
Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus
2.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
High risk in Medley, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 86 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Medley.
61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingWildfire
86
paid flood claims since 1995
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.1%conserved
| Medley | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
0.1%
conserved · 3 of 5,363 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade C+
Homes in Medley sell for about $659K
The median rent in Medley is $1,320 a month.
$659Kmedian sale price
| Medley | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,320 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
1
homes sold in March
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Medley
18pages on Medley
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
28 within 15 miles of the center of Medley
Florida National UniversityUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Hialeah1.6 mi$17,368 tuitionCompu-Med Vocational Careers CorpUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Hialeah2.6 miFlorida International UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Miami7.1 mi$6,565 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Medley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
A job hub
Every workday, about 30,024 people come to Medley for work
Where Medley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
30,055jobs based in Medley
7%of working residents work in town
7 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Medley
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Medley is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was at 1,056.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 5.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
Questions about Medley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Medley, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $87,000, 77% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.