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For most people who can afford it, yes. Coral Gables grades B+ overall, 52nd among Florida's 634 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 92% of the country and the median household earns $134K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $1.6 million for a typical one and 20.5 times the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. 74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Coral Gables, above both the Florida town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Coral Gables is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Coral Gables has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Miami-Biltmore Hotel and Douglas Entrance.
Where Coral Gables beats most towns.
Miami-Biltmore Hotel is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 5,697 in 1930, 49,248 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 4 maps from 1950 on.
13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Coral Gables is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coral Gables. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
8 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
15 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
4 mi National ParkBiscayne National Park487K 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 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Biscayne National Park: National Park Service, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coral Gables, 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 Coral Gables.
Coral Gables draws workers from Miami and beyond, fares better on crime within Florida than nationally and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
At 20.5 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $1.57M) costs more against local pay than in 99% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. Home values rose 63% in five years, to about $1.57M, against 19% across Florida.
The median rent in Coral Gables is $2,373 a month. Typical home values rose 8.3% in the year to September 2026. 65% of households own their home in Coral Gables.
| Coral Gables | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,373 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 941 | A+ |
| Coral Gables Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,894 | C+ |
| Henry S. West Laboratory SchoolTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 373 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
67,916 jobs are based in Coral Gables, 3.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Coral Gables for work: only 18% work in town. 23% of Coral Gables workers work from home. Since 2013, Coral Gables has added 10,963 jobs, to 67,916 in 2023.
| Coral Gables | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $134,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 5.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide. Against the 4,132 U.S. towns with household incomes like Coral Gables’s, it is healthier than 76%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among 636 Florida towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Coral Gables. Coral Gables beats the Florida average on 24 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Coral Gables | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Coral Gables | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.6% | 7.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75.6% | 78.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 61°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.4°.
Coral Gables’ January low is 61°F. Coral Gables has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Coral Gables’ July high is 89°F.
| Coral Gables | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 61°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
797 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 47 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1991, 797 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coral Gables.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8.9 miles of trail in 26 parks and preserves. R Hardy Matheson County Preserve, at 776 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Coral Gables | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chapman Field Park | 2 mi | 601 |
| 2. R Hardy Matheson County Preserve | 1.4 mi | 776 |
| 3. Matheson Hammock Park | 1.3 mi | 209 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 17.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 68% of Florida’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,085 to 536 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
19 within 15 miles of the center of Coral Gables
College town 18 of every 100 Coral Gables residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
8.5% of the town is conserved land, across 26 parks and preserves.
13 places in Coral Gables on the National Register of Historic Places.
37 notable people were born in Coral Gables.
City in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida and is located 7 miles (11 km) southwest of downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248. The city is a Mediterranean-themed planned community known for its historic and affluent character reinforced by its strict zoning, popular landmarks, and tourist sights. The University of Miami is located in Coral Gables. With 16,479 faculty and staff as of 2021, the university is the largest employer in Coral Gables and second-largest employer in all of Miami-Dade County.
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3 towns share a border with Coral Gables.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Gables | #52 | B+ | D− | B− | B+ | A |
| Pinecrest | #17 | A− | D− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Miami | #493 | C− | D− | D | B+ | C+ |
| Palmetto Bay | #79 | B | D− | C+ | B+ | A |
Pinecrest reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Coral Gables with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Coral Gables grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #52 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health, B− for safety 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−.
37 notable people were born here, including Mimi Rogers and Thurston Moore.
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