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Miami Housing Data: Sources and Methodology
Homzora editorial team · Updated September 13, 2026
This page documents where Homzora's Miami figures come from, how they are derived, and what they cannot tell you. It applies to every Miami guide and dataset on this site. If a figure appears without a source recorded here, treat it as an error and tell us.
Current status
Homzora has no Miami survey data. Every figure published in the Miami edition is compiled from third party sources or taken from public records, and none of it is survey derived. No renter satisfaction score, demand index or affordability index is published for this city, because we have not collected the responses that would support one.
Geography
Miami coverage means the City of Miami and, where a dataset says so explicitly, Miami-Dade County. The two are not the same and we do not pool them. Transit is county wide, so the fare dataset covers Miami-Dade. Rent and neighborhood material covers the city.
Neighborhood boundaries used by rent aggregators do not always match City of Miami definitions, which is one reason figures differ between sources.
Miami, Chicago, Atlanta and Boston figures are never pooled or compared without stating the different geography and method. Each edition is independent.
Legal material
Florida residential tenancies are governed by Chapter 83 Part II of the Florida Statutes, the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Unlike Chicago, Miami has no comprehensive local landlord tenant ordinance layered on top, so state law does most of the work.
Our source is the published statutory text as carried by the Florida Senate statute database, with practitioner summaries used only for corroboration. Where we cite a provision we give the section number and the date we verified it.
Florida amends this chapter regularly. Anything on this site describing a deadline should be checked against current text before it is relied on.
Where published sources disagree about what a rule requires, we record the disagreement rather than choosing the version we prefer. Nothing here is legal advice, and a question about a particular tenancy belongs with an attorney or a legal aid organization.
Transit information
Fare figures come from Miami-Dade County, which operates the transit system. That is a primary source rather than a third party estimate.
We do not publish commute times. A door to door journey depends on walking distance, waiting, transfers, time of day and service conditions, none of which we have measured. In vehicle time is a component of a commute rather than the commute itself, and treating the two as equivalent produces figures that look precise and are not.
Rent figures
Where a guide cites a neighborhood rent figure, it names the source, the period covered, and the date we checked it.
Single source all sizes averages combine studios, one bedrooms and larger units into one number. A neighborhood with many large apartments produces a high average even where its one bedrooms are ordinary, so such a figure is a relative comparison rather than a budgeting figure. It is not a listing quote and it is not specific to any bedroom count.
Aggregator coverage emphasises larger managed buildings, which underrepresents smaller landlords and units filled by word of mouth. Concessions and fees are excluded, so an advertised rent with a month free is not the effective rent.
Where we publish a range, we state how many sources support it. Our standard elsewhere is three or more independent sources reporting the same unit type, and where a compilation falls short of that we say so on the file rather than presenting it as equivalent.
What our figures cannot tell you
- They are not what you will pay. Ask any property for written quotes on the specific homes you are considering.
- They exclude fees. Parking, pet rent, amenity charges, utility administration and mandatory insurance are not in any published rent figure.
- They are a snapshot. Observation dates are recorded. Rents move.
- They are not a legal reference. Where we describe what a statute requires, we are summarizing published text rather than advising on your situation.
Review and correction
Each dataset records its observation window and the date it was compiled. Rent figures are reviewed when sources publish updated data. Transit information is checked before any guide citing it is published, because fares change. Statutory material is verified against published text and rechecked on review.
Where evidence is insufficient to support a figure, we publish the gap rather than an estimate. If you find an error, tell us and we will correct it and note the correction.
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