Olympia HeightsFL
With 12,399 residents, it is a town in Florida.
What should you know before moving to Olympia Heights?
Strong in places, weak in others. Its standout strength is incomes: the median household earns $109K. Walkability is another plus (A): it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. The weak point is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $558K, 7.3 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of 139th of 634 in Florida. That leaves it better than 53% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Tropical Park, 295 acres with 3.5 miles of trail. Olympia Heights’ January low is 58°F, above both the Florida town median (51°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Olympia Heights stand out
Where Olympia Heights beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Miami Senior High | 9–12 | 2,599 |
| Prek Intervention | PK | 355 |
| Blue Lakes Elementary School | PK–12 | 348 |
4 miles of trails in Olympia Heights
15% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
How Olympia Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Olympia Heights is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 88% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hard Rock Stadium and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Olympia Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
10 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
3 mi Stadium & arenaPitbull StadiumPhoto credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Pitbull Stadium: Comayagua99, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Olympia Heights: who provides what
Olympia Heights is unincorporated, so Miami-Dade County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Olympia Heights.
Olympia Heights has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Open space protected for good: 15% of Olympia Heights
Across 3 parks and preserves: 3.8 miles of trail. Olympia Heights’ trail network density comes in at 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Olympia Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 15% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tropical Park | 3.5 mi | 295 |
| 2. Blue Lakes Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
| 3. Miller Drive Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Olympia Heights’ public schools outperform 72% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Two of the 5 schools are below, and why each made the list. The largest public high school is Southwest Miami Senior High, with 2,599 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prek InterventionLargest public school before high schoolGrades PK | Grades PK | 355 | – |
| Southwest Miami Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,599 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Olympia Heights has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
25.7% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Most working residents leave Olympia Heights for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Miami (24%), Coral Gables (7%) and Doral (6%). The typical journey to work in the town is 30 minutes.
| Olympia Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Olympia Heights’ year
January nights average 58.3°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.7°.
For Olympia Heights, the peak summer temperature is 91°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Olympia Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 58°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Olympia Heights has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Olympia Heights after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2017. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, Olympia Heights has seen 37 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than Florida overall
Florida has 34% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 35%. Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). In Olympia Heights, 16% of residents are under 18.
| Olympia Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 47.3 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 31% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.4 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Olympia Heights | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.3% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.2% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.5% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Olympia Heights stands out in Florida and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
Against the 7,295 U.S. towns with household incomes like Olympia Heights’s, it is less healthy than 76%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Olympia Heights, the share who binge drink is 14%. This Florida town does better than the Florida average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 4. In Olympia Heights, just over one in ten adults report frequent mental distress, and 16% have diabetes.
| Olympia Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Olympia Heights | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.8% | 7.2% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 12.2% | 17.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 27% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Olympia Heights sells for about $785K
At 7.3 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 85% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
The midpoint rent for Olympia Heights comes to $2,124 a month. Among households here, 85% live in a home they own. A home in Olympia Heights typically sold within 65 days of listing.
| Olympia Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,124 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Olympia Heights
Colleges nearby
22 within 15 miles of the center of Olympia Heights
About 5 of every 100 Olympia Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
96% of working residents leave Olympia Heights for work
Where Olympia Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Olympia Heights
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Olympia Heights is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 12,873 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7 ft
- Area code
- 305
Olympia Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Olympia Heights.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia Heights | #139 | B− | D− | — | B+ | B− |
| Glenvar Heights | #119 | B | D− | — | B+ | A |
| Westchester | #265 | C+ | D− | — | B+ | B− |
| Westwood Lakes | #330 | C | D− | — | B+ | B− |
Olympia Heights, Glenvar Heights, Westchester and Westwood Lakes report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Olympia Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Olympia Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olympia Heights, FL a good place to live?
Olympia Heights grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #139 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Olympia Heights, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $558,000, 49% above 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 D−.