PinewoodFL
A town of 18,114.
Is Pinewood a good place to live?
Pinewood grades D overall, 515th of 634 graded towns in Florida, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. Pinewood’s January low is 60°F, against 51°F in Florida’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. The typical home is worth about $432K, 5.6 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income.
What makes Pinewood stand out
Where Pinewood beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Van E. Blanton Elementary School | PK–5 | 374 |
| Lakeview Elementary School | PK–5 | 351 |
| Bright Future School of Excellence | 1–8 | 33 |
99% of working residents leave Pinewood for work
Where Pinewood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Pinewood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Pinewood is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for health (better than 7%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hard Rock Stadium and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pinewood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
6 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
19 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
9 mi MuseumVizcaya Museum and GardensPhoto 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 · Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Moving to Pinewood: who provides what
Pinewood 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 Pinewood.
Pinewood has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values climbing faster than Florida’s, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
A larger share of adults have diabetes in Pinewood than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
20% of Pinewood adults have diabetes. Pinewood beats the Florida average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 15% of Pinewood adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Pinewood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 20% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 25% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Pinewood | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 9.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 14.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 20.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Pinewood’s schools beat 72% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van E. Blanton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 374 | C+ |
| Jewish Leadership Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–10 | Grades 6–10 | 99 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most of Pinewood’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here fell from 3,737 in 2013 to 2,899.
Most working residents leave Pinewood for work: only 1% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Pinewood. Jobs based in Pinewood fell to 2,899 in 2023, 838 fewer than in 2013.
| Pinewood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Pinewood, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 259 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pinewood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Pinewood
January nights average 59.8°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90°.
Pinewood has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Pinewood is 90°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pinewood’s grade for cost of living is a D
Home values rose 39% in five years, to about $432K, against 19% across Florida.
The typical Pinewood home is worth about $432,000, up 1% in a year, 15% above the Florida typical home. Pinewood’s median rent is $1,532 a month.
| Pinewood | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 40% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,532 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pinewood has set aside 1.1% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gratigny Plateau Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pinewood
Colleges nearby
29 within 15 miles of the center of Pinewood
About 8 of every 100 Pinewood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Pinewood
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Pinewood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 17,246 at the 2020 census. Most of Pinewood was originally a neighborhood of the City of Miami, annexed into the city in 1925. With the arrival of the Great Depression, Miami gave up its jurisdiction and Pinewood became an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Area code
- 305
Pinewood’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Pinewood.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood | #515 | D | D | — | B+ | D |
| West Little River | #428 | C− | D | — | B+ | C |
| Westview | #355 | C | C | — | B+ | C− |
Pinewood, West Little River and Westview report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pinewood with a neighbor →
Questions about Pinewood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pinewood, FL a good place to live?
Pinewood grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #515 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Pinewood, FL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.