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The typical home is worth about $750K, 9.8 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Overall it grades C+, ranked 232nd of 634 in Florida. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country and the median household earns $144K. Its weakest subject is safety: its crime rate is higher than 84% of U.S. towns, with 29 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2024. Miami Shores’ median rent is $2,657 a month, where Florida’s towns sit at $1,647 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Its National Register listings include Grand Concourse Apartments and Building at 257 Northeast 91st Street. Miami Shores is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 93% of U.S. towns.
Where Miami Shores beats most towns.
Its 25 National Register listings are more than in 95% of Florida towns with a listing.
Census counts: 612 in 1930, 11,567 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1950 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Miami Shores is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Miami Shores. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
7 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
21 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
5 mi Park & preserveHaulover ParkHard 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 · Haulover Park: Elmschrat, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Miami Shores, 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 Miami Shores.
Miami Shores 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.
At 9.8 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $750K) costs more against local pay than in 95% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. Home values rose 49% in five years, to about $750K, against 19% across Florida.
88% of Miami Shores households own their home. Typical home values rose 6.3% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores, with 567 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Shores Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 610 | B− |
| Doctors Charter School of Miami ShoresLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 567 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Florida is COPD: 4.6% of its 9,455 adults have COPD, against 7.2% statewide. Against the 3,220 U.S. towns with household incomes like Miami Shores’s, it is less healthy than 56%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
25% of adults have obesity in Miami Shores. Miami Shores beats the Florida average on 14 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Miami Shores.
| Miami Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Miami Shores | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.6% | 7.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.1% | 78.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Property crime runs at 36.9 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the Florida rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 434 to 307 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Miami Shores is 36.9 per 1,000 residents. Miami Shores reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less.
| Miami Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 36.9 per 1,000 residents | 16.2 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 61.2°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.3°.
Miami Shores’ January low is 61°F. Miami Shores has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Miami Shores’ July high is 89°F.
| Miami Shores | 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
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 313 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Miami Shores.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Miami Shores has about as many jobs (4,336) as working residents, but only 258 people both live and work here. 24.7% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Most working residents leave Miami Shores for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Miami Shores grew to 4,336 in 2023, 280 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Miami (28%), Miami Beach (7%) and Coral Gables (4%).
| Miami Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $144,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 25% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Miami Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Miami Shores Recreation Complex | — | 9 |
| 2. North Bayshore Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 3. Optimist Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
28 within 15 miles of the center of Miami Shores
College town 18 of every 100 Miami Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
25 places in Miami Shores on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Florida, United States
Miami Shores, officially Miami Shores Village, is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The village is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,567, up from 10,493 in 2010.
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One town shares a border with Miami Shores.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Shores | #232 | C+ | D− | C− | B+ | A |
| El Portal | — | — | D− | — | B+ | B |
El Portal has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. El Portal reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Miami Shores with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Miami Shores grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #232 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health, C− 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−.
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