Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bay Harbor Islands grades B+ overall, ranked 42nd of 634 in Florida. Residents are healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $90K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $711K, 9.3 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Bay Harbor Islands’ January low is 61°F, above both the Florida town median (51°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Bay Harbor Islands is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Among 111 Florida towns, just 4 have a lower rate of reported violence than Bay Harbor Islands.
Where Bay Harbor Islands beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Bay Harbor Islands | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 12.7% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center | PK–8 | 1,257 |
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Bay Harbor Islands is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 296 in 1950, 5,922 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bay Harbor Islands. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
9 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
2 mi Park & preserveHaulover Park
24 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a yearHard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Haulover Park: Elmschrat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bay Harbor Islands, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Bay Harbor Islands.
Bay Harbor Islands has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less tooth loss than most of Florida, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
At 9.3 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $711K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 41% in five years, to about $711K, against 19% across Florida.
The typical home value in Bay Harbor Islands is about $711,000, up 3.5% in a year, 89% above the Florida typical home. Bay Harbor Islands’ midpoint rent stands at $2,442 a month. Nearly half of households own their home in the town.
| Bay Harbor Islands | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,442 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 49% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. 1,257 students attend Bay Harbor Islands’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 1,257 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 7.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide.
30% of Bay Harbor Islands adults have high blood pressure. In Bay Harbor Islands, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 26% have obesity.
| Bay Harbor Islands | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bay Harbor Islands | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.7% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
30.5% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
The top destinations are Miami (19%), Miami Beach (10%) and Aventura (4%). Just 5% of Bay Harbor Islands’s working residents have a job in town. In Bay Harbor Islands, the typical journey to work is 31 minutes. Jobs in Bay Harbor Islands grew by 146 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,243.
| Bay Harbor Islands | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 61°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.4°.
Snow is almost unheard of. Bay Harbor Islands’ typical July afternoon high comes in at 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The level of property crime for Bay Harbor Islands comes to 8.6 per 1,000 residents. Bay Harbor Islands's reported crime rate is below Florida's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2024.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bay Harbor Islands. Federal aid has come to Bay Harbor Islands households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.3 miles of trail. Bay Harbor Islands’ trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Bay Harbor Islands | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Passive Park | — | 1 |
| 2. Officer Scott A. Winters Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
23 within 15 miles of the center of Bay Harbor Islands
About 4 of every 100 Bay Harbor Islands residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Bay Harbor Islands’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Florida, United States
Bay Harbor Islands is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. It is separated from the mainland by Biscayne Bay. The population was about 6,000 as of the 2020 United States census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bay Harbor Islands grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #42 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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