The Hialeah numbers are interesting and there are 3 things that come to mind.
1) It's an industrial/manufacturing city. It doesn't get the same press as others, but those jobs and factories are being shipped out just like everywhere else.
2) Homestead. One of the fastest growing cities. It's new, suburban and clean. Lots of things that Hialeah isn't.
3) In it's own way, it's gentrifying and losing some of the staggering density it once had. I've seen it in parts where they'll replace a home that's been illegally divided 5 or 6 times with a standard duplex.
These are just quick guesses, and it may be a combination of them all or none it all, but something to explore.
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