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Ask The WizardMedley is Miami-Dade's logistics room: a town of about 1,000 residents and 1,500-plus businesses along the Miami Canal, built around distribution, cold storage, and the expressway grid. It suits industrial and commercial investors, and the handful of residential buyers who want a rare, quiet address at the center of the region's freight economy.
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The short answer, with the numbers
Yes, if you know what Medley is: a working logistics town, not a classic residential suburb. Only about 1,000 people live here while tens of thousands work here each day, and the housing stock is tiny; Redfin's most recent month put the median sale price near $605,000, down 4.0 percent year over year on a very small sample, while Homes.com's 12-month trailing median ran about $700,000 with roughly 78 to 80 days on market. The few homes that trade are one-off deals.
It suits the specific: industrial and commercial investors who want the distribution corridor (Sysco, U.S. Cold Storage, and the cement plant anchor the town), warehouse operators who want the Palmetto and the Turnpike at the gate, and the rare residential buyer who wants a quiet, tiny, car-oriented town at the center of the region's freight economy.
The honest trade-offs: the residential market is a handful of homes a year, so pricing is individual and inventory is almost nonexistent, there are no schools or main street inside the town, and the daytime economy (trucks, plants, freight) is the reality of the address. For the right investor, that is precisely the point.
Miami-Dade County · The interstate town of Miami-Dade
Median sale price (recent month)
~$605,000
Redfin, most recent month (down 4.0% YoY; small sample)
12-month median
~$700,000
Homes.com, trailing 12 months (up ~4%)
Homes for sale
~8
Homes.com, 2026 (about 39 sales in 12 months)
Days on market
~49-80
Redfin / Homes.com, 2026
Every figure on this page carries its source and its as-of date, because a good advisor labels the data before he uses it. Jump to the Medley Market Data Snapshot for the full grid.
The character of the town
Medley is the town that Miami-Dade's freight runs on: incorporated in 1949 and named for its founder, it is a compact industrial city along the Miami Canal where roughly 1,500 to 1,800 businesses sit inside six to eight square miles with fewer than 1,100 residents. Sysco's South Florida operation, U.S. Cold Storage, and the Pennsuco cement plant anchor an economy that feeds the region.
The residential side is almost an afterthought, and that is the charm for its handful of homeowners: a few quiet village streets between the plants, a rare river-lot or two along the canal, and a police response measured in minutes because the town is tiny. There is no main street, no school, no downtown; there is the expressway grid, the canal, and the hum of commerce.
The trade-off is the point: this is an industrial town with a daytime population measured in tens of thousands and a permanent population under 1,100. Residential buyers come for the rarity and the location; investors come for the corridor. Both need to know exactly what Medley is before they buy.
The money line, sourced
The honest numbers: the index, the home values, the income range, and the one tax break that changes the math for relocators.
The index, honestly
Medley shares the Miami metro's BestPlaces index near 118.9; with barely any housing stock, the residential cost story is scarcity, not statistics.
BestPlaces, 2026
Home values
Redfin's recent-month median ran about $605,000 and Homes.com's 12-month median about $700,000, with roughly eight homes for sale across the town. Every sale is its own story.
Redfin / Homes.com, 2026
No state income tax
Florida levies no state income tax, a permanent line on the budget for owners and investors here.
State law, applies in Medley
The bottom line
Medley's housing market is a boutique line in an industrial town: scarcity, location, and one-off pricing. For industrial buyers the math is the corridor; for residents it is the rarity.
BestPlaces / market reports, 2026
| Category | Medley | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living vs. U.S. average | ~19% above (index ~118.9) | Miami metro index (BestPlaces, 2026) |
| Median home sale price | ~$605,000 (recent) / ~$700,000 (12-mo) | Redfin / Homes.com, 2026 |
| Homes for sale | ~8 | Homes.com, 2026 |
| Residential volume | ~39 sales in 12 months | Homes.com, 2026 |
| State income tax | None | Florida state law |
| Town population | ~1,000-1,100 residents | 2020 Census and near-term estimates |
The current picture, in numbers
Here is the honest, current picture, labeled by source and date. Medley's residential market is a handful of homes a year: Redfin's most recent month put the median near $605,000 (down 4.0 percent year over year on a very small sample) with roughly 49 days on market, while Homes.com's trailing 12 months ran about $700,000 with roughly 78 to 80 days on market and about 39 sales.
Three honest frames before the numbers: this snapshot is static and dated, not a live ticker. In a town with eight homes for sale, the median is a fingerprint, not a trend. And the tax angle that sweetens every line below: Florida has no state income tax.
Median sale price (recent month)
~$605,000
down 4.0% YoY, small sample
Redfin · 2026
12-month median
~$700,000
up ~4% year over year
Homes.com · 2026
Homes for sale
~8
across the whole town
Homes.com · 2026
Days on market
~49-80
by source and window
Redfin / Homes.com · 2026
Residential volume
~39 sales / 12 months
a boutique market
Homes.com · 2026
Market read
Industrial town
residential is the rarity
Town profile · 2026
Redfin, 2026 · Homes.com, 2026
| Measure | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Recent median | ~$605,000 | down 4.0% year over year |
| 12-month median | ~$700,000 | up ~4% year over year |
| Homes for sale | ~8 | Homes.com, 2026 |
| Days on market | ~49-80 | by source and window |
luxurydade.com · county report April 2026
| Measure | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Months of supply | 7.6 | county-wide, April 2026 |
| Median price | $573,398 | county-wide, April 2026 |
| Single-family medians | ~$665K-$682K | county market notes, 2025 |
| Condo medians | ~$400K-$436K | county market notes, 2025 |
Read it honestly: Medley's residential story is best read as a boutique line inside an industrial town: a few homes a year, each priced on its own merits, with the town's logistics location as the underlying value. Buyers who want a real market with real inventory should look at Doral, Hialeah, or Hialeah Gardens; buyers who want Medley itself should come to it with patience and a one-off mindset. Michael handles both conversations honestly.
The honest trade-offs, local read
The genuine upsides and the honest trade-offs locals actually talk about, every one grounded in the sourced numbers on this page. Medley is a wonderful place to live, and it is not the right fit for everyone. That is exactly the conversation worth having before you move.
On the Palmetto Expressway and the Miami Canal, with the Turnpike, the airport, and the port corridors nearby: a freight-city location made for logistics.
Industrial property values are among the strongest per acre in the county, driven by South Florida's warehouse and distribution demand.
Large industrial sites, yards, and warehouse footprints at prices that make the region's logistics economics work.
The Palmetto, Turnpike, and airport and seaport corridors give 24-hour freight access to the region's goods movement.
Industrial and warehouse tenancy provides the commercial income that anchors the city's economy.
A modest land area working far above its size in regional commerce; the city matters to logistics operators, not tourists.
Medley is industrial by design: limited housing, no neighborhood amenity life, and heavy truck traffic. Residential buyers should look elsewhere.
Freight traffic and expressway proximity mean constant commercial noise; it is the sound of the economy doing its job.
The few homes that exist are an afterthought of the industrial city and rarely the focus of the market.
Industrial uses bring site assessments, zoning, and regulatory layers that matter for purchases.
No downtown, no retail street, no civic life in the conventional sense; the city exists for commerce.
Whether Medley fits comes down to your street, your budget, and your season of life. Talk it through on a free 15-minute strategy call, or call Michael directly.
Where to look first
4 pockets buyers ask Michael about most, each with the honest read attached. The spread between them is the single most important thing to understand about Medley, and the reason the right neighborhood matters more than the town name.
The distribution and cold-storage heart of the town
The canal-front industrial miles where Sysco, U.S. Cold Storage, and the freight economy run, the reason Medley exists and the value engine of the whole corridor.
Fits best: Industrial and commercial investors
The commercial seam along the town's main road
The western commercial edge where Okeechobee Road meets the industrial grid, a strip of truck-served commerce and support businesses that feed the corridor.
Fits best: Commercial buyers and service businesses
The quiet handful of home blocks amid the plants
The few residential streets where Medley's under-1,100 residents actually live: quiet, car-required, and genuinely rare, with the freight economy as the constant hum.
Fits best: Rare residential buyers who want the address
The seam with Doral's own industrial district
The borderlands where Medley meets Doral's warehouse row, one continuous logistics geography across the municipal line, with the expressway grid tying it together.
Fits best: Warehouse and distribution operators
Medley is a town of uses, not neighborhoods: the canal core, the Okeechobee seam, the tiny residential blocks, and the Doral border. Tell Michael whether you are buying the corridor (industrial) or the rarity (residential), because Medley serves two entirely different buyers and the advice is different for each.
Find Your Medley NeighborhoodThe district report, with rankings
Medley has no schools inside the town; its residents are served by Miami-Dade County Public Schools, with assignments by exact address. Per the town's own published profile, Medley homes zone to Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School (GreatSchools 5/10) in neighboring Doral, with elementary and middle assignments set by street address, commonly drawing from Hialeah Gardens' schools or Doral's K-8 centers.
| School | Rating / rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| No schools inside town limits | Residents are served by Miami-Dade County Public Schools by assigned address | Town of Medley profile, 2026 |
| Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School (zoned) | GreatSchools 5/10 · SchoolDigger #260 of 838 FL high schools | GreatSchools / SchoolDigger, 2026 |
| Nearby elementary options | Hialeah Gardens Elementary (8/10) and Doral-area K-8 centers commonly serve the area | GreatSchools, 2026 |
8-12 · 8600 NW 107th Ave, Doral
9-12 · just west of Medley
Rankings and attendance zones come from GreatSchools, US News, Niche, and PublicSchoolReview, all as of 2026 or the most recent published cycle, and they change. The School District of Miami-Dade County zones by address, so Michael always confirms the exact assigned schools for a specific address before you make an offer.
The drive math, by the numbers
Medley is the intersection of the region's freight grid: the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826), the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836), and Okeechobee Road meet at the town's edges, putting Miami International Airport about 10 minutes away, Doral minutes away, and downtown Miami about 20 minutes in light traffic. For the distribution workforce, the commute is nearly non-existent.
The honest note is that Medley is a truck town: the daytime traffic is freight, the roads are built for it, and the residential experience is car-everything. Commuters who work the logistics corridor find it unmatched; everyone else finds Doral or Hialeah Gardens a fuller-feeling address.
To Miami Int'l Airport (MIA)
~10 min
Driving, 836 / Le Jeune
To Doral
~5-10 min
Driving, 826 south
To downtown Miami
~20 min
Driving, 836 east
Match the town to your life
The buyer types Medley fits especially well, each with the sourced reason attached. This is the audience range Michael works with every week as The Life Transition Specialist: buyers, sellers, retirees, families, and investors from the Treasure Coast to South Florida.
The canal core and the corridor's distribution tenants make Medley a commercial market first: warehouse, cold storage, and industrial property is the town's actual business.
Sysco, U.S. Cold Storage, and the cement plant anchor an economy where the address is the asset, with the Palmetto and the Turnpike at the gate.
The handful of homes that trade each year go to buyers who specifically want the tiny-town rarity and the location, priced one-off.
The town's few residents enjoy quiet streets and quick expressway access, with no state income tax; the doctor's office is a drive, as it is for everything here.
Only relevant if the family already knows Medley; the hospitals and services all sit in the surrounding cities, so the village itself is about the quiet.
Drivers, operators, and warehouse staff who work the corridor treat Medley as a 10-minute commute hub, the closest address to the region's freight economy.
For out-of-state movers
Moving to Medley from outside Florida is a life transition, and the people who plan it as one land better. Here is the practical short list, every point grounded in the sourced numbers on this page and in how Michael guides relocators from the Treasure Coast to South Florida.
Florida taxes no wage or retirement income at the state level, a permanent line on the budget for anyone moving from a high-tax state.
The Palmetto, the 836, and Okeechobee put the airport, Doral, and downtown within 10 to 20 minutes, the region's freight address.
The residential market is eight homes and a few dozen sales a year; buyers should expect one-off pricing and patience.
For investors the math is the corridor and the tenants; for residents it is the rarity. Know which buyer you are before you call.
Medley has none of its own: schools, hospitals, and shopping are in Doral, Hialeah, and Hialeah Gardens, all minutes away.
Michael treats every move and investment as a life transition: a 15-minute strategy call sorts the property type, the plan, and the numbers before you ever buy in Medley.
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Medley is the town I explain carefully, because it is not what buyers usually picture: about a thousand residents and half the region's food service distribution. If you are buying the corridor, it is the best location in the county; if you are buying a home, it is a one-off rarity. Know which Medley you want and the address does right by you.
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Straight answers, no fine print
The questions buyers ask Michael most about moving to Medley, answered directly with the sourced numbers on this page.
It depends on which Medley you mean. As a residential town it is a tiny, quiet rarity: about 1,000 residents, a handful of home sales a year, and prices around $605,000 to $700,000 on the few that trade. As a logistics center it is one of Miami-Dade's most important addresses. Families and first-time buyers will find far more in Doral, Hialeah Gardens, or Hialeah.
The few homes that trade are priced individually: Redfin's recent-month median ran about $605,000 and Homes.com's 12-month median about $700,000, with only about eight homes for sale town-wide. Scarcity, not statistics, sets Medley's residential prices.
About 25 to 30 minutes to Miami Beach's ocean beaches and about 20 minutes to the bayfront. The beaches are a weekend drive as everywhere in the west; the canal and the expressways are the everyday landscape.
Only for the rare retiree who specifically wants the tiny industrial-town address with quiet streets and expressway access. There are no services, stores, or healthcare inside the town; everything is a drive to Doral, Hialeah, or Miami. Most retirees will prefer the fuller-feeling neighbors.
There are no schools inside the town. Residents zone into Miami-Dade County Public Schools by address, commonly Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High (GreatSchools 5/10) with elementary and middle assignments drawn from Doral or Hialeah Gardens' schools. Confirm the exact boundary for your street.
Boutique: roughly 39 residential sales in 12 months, about eight homes for sale, and medians that swing on one closing (Redfin ~$605,000 recent month; Homes.com ~$700,000 12-month). This is not a volume market; it is a one-off market, and current listings should come from a direct call.
Not really, honestly. There is no main street, no school, no park of its own, and the daily character is freight and industry. Families who want Medley's location should live minutes away in Doral or Hialeah Gardens, where the schools and the community actually are.
Have a question this page did not answer? Ask it directly: (561) 441-8420 or michael@thecompleterealestateteam.com.
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