Melissa, TX vs North Miami Beach, FL

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Melissa

74.8

#551 nationally

North Miami Beach

63.2

#1791 nationally

Melissa leads in crime level (1.0 vs 16.0). Melissa leads in median household income ($138,465 vs $56,122). North Miami Beach leads in cost of living index (108 vs 125).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Melissa, TX	North Miami Beach, FL
WhereAtHome Score	74.8 (#551)	63.2 (#1791)
Population	23,571	42,789
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$430,394	$456,567
Median Household Income	$138,465	$56,122
Average Commute	32.6 min	32.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	63
Crime Level	1.0	16.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	125	108
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+11.2	R+11.4

Data coverage note: Melissa is missing data for 1 metric that North Miami Beach has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.