Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of El Portal’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. El Portal’s January low is 61°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Only 36 of Florida’s 774 towns score lower on cost of living. El Portal is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. El Portal’s trail density is 3.0 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Florida’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. El Portal's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. El Portal has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where El Portal beats most towns.
2,325 counted in 2010 and 1,986 in 2020; an estimated 1,943 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far El Portal is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 365 in 1940, 1,986 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 4 maps from 1950 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around El Portal. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
6 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
20 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumVizcaya Museum and GardensHard 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 · Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in El Portal, 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 El Portal.
The typical El Portal home is worth about $847,000, up 4.4% in a year, more than twice the Florida typical home. El Portal’s median rent is $2,042 a month.
| El Portal | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,042 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 342 | D |
| DR. Marvin Dunn Academy for Community Education.Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 77 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave El Portal for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, El Portal has lost 137 jobs, to 165 in 2023. 20% of workers work from home in El Portal.
| El Portal | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1991, 45 flood insurance claims have been paid out in El Portal.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
El Portal has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in El Portal is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
El Portal beats the Florida average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 14% of El Portal adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| El Portal | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | El Portal | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.4% | 26.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nature Trail | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
28 within 15 miles of the center of El Portal
About 3 of every 100 El Portal residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where El Portal’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Florida, United States
El Portal is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The name is derived from the Spanish term for "the gate", after two wooden gates that once stood as a gateway to the village. It's part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population of El Portal was 1,986, down from 2,325 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with El Portal.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Portal | — | — | D− | — | B+ | B |
| Miami | #493 | C− | D− | D | B+ | C+ |
| Miami Shores | #232 | C+ | D− | C− | B+ | A |
| West Little River | #428 | C− | D | — | B+ | C |
El Portal has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. El Portal and West Little River report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare El Portal with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Yes. That is 11.1 years of the area's median household income ($76,527 across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area). 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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