WestviewFL
A town of 12,107.
Is Westview a good place to live?
Westview grades C overall, 355th of 634 graded towns in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. Westview’s January low is 59°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). On the outdoors, just 43 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse.
What makes Westview stand out
Where Westview beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Henry E.S. Reeves K-8 Center | PK–8 | 830 |
| Carrie P. Meek/Westview K-8 Center | PK–8 | 548 |
| The Academy of Knowledge Preparatory School | PK–3 | 88 |
How Westview grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Westview is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hard Rock Stadium and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westview. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
7 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
18 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
10 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
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Moving to Westview: who provides what
Westview 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 Westview.
Westview has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values climbing faster than Florida’s, but it has little public open land.
A larger share of adults in Westview have diabetes than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
20% of Westview adults have diabetes. Westview beats the Florida average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 14% of Westview adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Westview | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 25% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Westview | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 13.7% | 17.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 35.8% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Westview’s schools rank ahead of 72% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry E.S. Reeves K-8 CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 830 | C− |
| KIPP Miami-Liberty CityLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 1,359 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
A typical Westview home is worth about $474K
Home values rose 49% in five years, to about $474K, against 19% across Florida.
The typical Westview home is worth about $474,000, up 2.2% in a year, 26% above the Florida typical home. 66% of households own their home in Westview.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
High risk in Westview, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 51 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Westview.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Westview, expect mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 59.4°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.2°.
Westview has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Westview’s July high is 90°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Westview has 1.2 jobs for every working resident, and 5,249 people commute in
Jobs based here grew from 3,718 in 2013 to 5,305.
Most working residents leave Westview for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Westview is 34 minutes. Jobs based in Westview grew to 5,305 in 2023, 1,587 more than in 2013.
| Westview | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 0% of Westview
Just 0 of its 2,034 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Westview itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Palmetto | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Westview
Colleges nearby
29 within 15 miles of the center of Westview
About 4 of every 100 Westview residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Westview
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Westview is a 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 9,923 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Area code
- 305
Westview’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Westview.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Hialeah (C) comes closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westview | #355 | C | C | — | B+ | C− |
| West Little River | #428 | C− | D | — | B+ | C |
| Opa-locka | #440 | C− | C− | — | B+ | D |
| Hialeah | #406 | C | D | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| North Miami | #438 | C− | D | — | B+ | C− |
| Pinewood | #515 | D | D | — | B+ | D |
Westview, West Little River, Opa-locka, North Miami and Pinewood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Westview with a neighbor →
Questions about Westview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Westview, FL a good place to live?
Westview grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #355 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Westview, FL expensive?
That is 6.2 years of the area's median household income ($76,527 across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.