Coral TerraceFL
A town of 24,895.
What should you know before moving to Coral Terrace?
The typical home is worth about $583K, 7.6 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Overall it grades C+, 219th among Florida's 634 graded towns. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 85% of U.S. towns. Coral Terrace’s January low is 59°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). A.D. Doug Barnes Park, at 62 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Coral Terrace stand out
Where Coral Terrace beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Terrace Elementary School | PK–5 | 462 |
| Flagami Elementary School | PK–5 | 381 |
| Our International Academy at Coral Gables | PK–4 | 145 |
How Coral Terrace grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Coral Terrace is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 85% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hard Rock Stadium and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coral Terrace. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
12 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
5 mi Stadium & arenaPitbull StadiumPhoto credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Pitbull Stadium: Comayagua99, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Coral Terrace: who provides what
Coral Terrace is unincorporated, so Miami-Dade County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Coral Terrace.
Coral Terrace has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Miami and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
4.1% of the land in Coral Terrace is protected from building
1.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Coral Terrace: 4, covering 74 acres. Its density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Coral Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. A.D. Doug Barnes Park | 1.6 mi | 62 |
| 2. Brothers to the Rescue Memorial Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Coral Gables Wayside Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Coral Terrace’s schools beat 72% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Coral Terrace teach 843 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Miami Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 599 | C− |
| Nicklaus Children's HospitalLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 8 | – |
| Flagami Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 381 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
In Coral Terrace, expect mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 59.2°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.3°.
Snow is almost unheard of. Coral Terrace’s peak summer temperature comes in at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Coral Terrace faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Coral Terrace than in two thirds of U.S. communities. Since 1979, Coral Terrace has seen 184 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 44% come from hurricanes and 41% from inland flooding. One declared disaster, in 2017, has brought federal aid to Coral Terrace households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Coral Terrace sends most of its workers out of town
Coral Terrace has about as many jobs (10,674) as working residents, but only 514 people both live and work here.
Just 5% of Coral Terrace’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Coral Terrace grew by 1,700 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 10,674. Also worth knowing: 16% of Coral Terrace workers work remotely from home. Half the trips to work are shorter than 6 miles.
| Coral Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
An age mix much like Florida’s
Among residents in Coral Terrace, 17% are under 18. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Florida average. Four-year graduates: 29% of adults 25 and older here, 34% across Florida. In Coral Terrace, the median age is 44.7 years.
| Coral Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.7 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Coral Terrace | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.8% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.5% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Coral Terrace stands out in Florida and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
In Coral Terrace, just over a fifth of adults worry about having enough food. CDC measures, 31 in all: Coral Terrace beats Florida on 7 and trails on 7. 13% of adults in Coral Terrace report frequent mental distress; 33% get no exercise outside work.
| Coral Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Coral Terrace | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.8% | 7.2% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 12.3% | 17.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 27.6% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Coral Terrace sells for about $768K
At 7.6 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 87% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
For households in Coral Terrace, the share who live in a home they own is 60%. The town’s median rent stands at $1,759 a month. Homes sold in Coral Terrace spent a median 71 days on the market.
| Coral Terrace | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,759 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Coral Terrace
Colleges nearby
22 within 15 miles of the center of Coral Terrace
About 7 of every 100 Coral Terrace residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Coral Terrace’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Coral Terrace.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Terrace | #219 | C+ | D− | — | B+ | B− |
| West Miami | #300 | C+ | D− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Westchester | #265 | C+ | D− | — | B+ | B− |
| Glenvar Heights | #119 | B | D− | — | B+ | A |
Coral Terrace, West Miami, Westchester and Glenvar Heights report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Coral Terrace with a neighbor →
Questions about Coral Terrace
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coral Terrace, FL a good place to live?
Coral Terrace grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #219 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Coral Terrace, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $583,000, 55% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.