1 of Leisure City’s places is on the National Register
More historic than 26% of U.S. towns · #194 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Leisure City was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1950 on and the census since 1960.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Leisure City is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #194 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Leisure City’s overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Leisure City’s 0.7 sits above most of its state (71% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 2 historic buildings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.3 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Leisure City’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Leisure Mobile Home Park-Modello ParkLeisure Mobile ParkPalm Garden Manufactured Home CommunityRoyal Colonial MobileSunrise Village Mobile Home Park
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Leisure City, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Leisure City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Leisure City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, that includes the smaller, older community of Modello in its northwestern section. The CDP is most notable for the Coral Castle Museum, located in the Modello area. It is located in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 26,324 at the 2020 census, up from 22,655 in 2010.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 22,655 to 26,324 (+16%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Leisure City is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #194 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Leisure City?
One place: the Coral Castle (listed 1984).
How old are the homes in Leisure City?
0.0% of Leisure City’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1981.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
