The worst cities?

Three in South Florida make website’s list.

Is living in South Florida really

Three cities — Miami, Miami Beach and Homestead — ranked among the worst 50 places to live in the United States. That’s according to a new study by Wall Street, a financial industry news website.

The study considered quality of life factors as safety, affordability, housing, health and education in its rankings and looked at about 600 cities with more than 50,000 residents.

The breakdown: the Magic City ranked 42nd, Miami Beach came in 25th and Homestead was No. 12.

Broward and Palm Beach counties avoided having any of their cities on the list.

The study cited Miami as one of the most expensive cities to live in, where the typical home is worth $277,700 compared with the median home value of $205,000 nationally. And they noted that a typical household in the city earns $34,901 per year compared with the national median salary of $57,617. The report highlighted the city’s violent crime which “is about twice as common in Miami as it is nationwide.”

Miami Beach ranked as one of the worst cities because of its lack of affordability. The median home value there is just under half a million or $479,400, while a typical household makes $53,685 per year.

And in Homestead, the study found that the south Miami-Dade County city is the worst overall in Florida. A typical household earns just $32,001 per year compared with the national median income of $57,617, while “goods and services are 15% more expensive in Homestead than they are on average nationwide.”

What city fared the worst? Those bragging rights go to Detroit, followed by Flint, Mich., St. Louis, Memphis and Cleveland.

WALTER MICHOT/MIAMI HERALD FILE The rankings considered quality of life factors as safety, affordability, housing, health and education. It highlighted Miami’s violent crime, which “is about twice as common in Miami as it is nationwide.”