Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
North Miami Beach's standout: it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, 490th of 634 graded towns in Florida. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $453K, 5.9 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. North Miami Beach’s January low is 61°F, above both the Florida town median (51°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). North Miami Beach has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Spanish Monastery and Fulford by the Sea Entrance. North Miami Beach reports more crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, including 234 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025.
Where North Miami Beach beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Greynolds Park Elementary School | PK–5 | 532 |
| Fulford Elementary School | PK–5 | 498 |
| Yeshiva Toras Emes Klurman Elementary School | 1–5 | 639 |
Where North Miami Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far North Miami Beach is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 10%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 871 in 1940, 43,676 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 6 maps from 1947 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Miami Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
11 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
3 mi Park & preserveHaulover Park
24 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K 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 · Haulover Park: Elmschrat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Miami Beach, 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 North Miami Beach.
North Miami Beach is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Florida rate.
Violent crime runs at 5.1 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Florida rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Aventura (C−) to Sunny Isles Beach (B).
The violent crime rate in North Miami Beach is 5.1 per 1,000 residents. North Miami Beach reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less. The property crime rate in North Miami Beach is 24.1 per 1,000 residents.
| North Miami Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 24.1 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Two of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greynolds Park Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 532 | C+ |
| Sports Leadership Arts Management Charter High School (NortLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 278 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
2.8 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. Greynolds Park, at 47 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| North Miami Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greynolds Park | 1.3 mi | 47 |
| 2. Arch Creek Park | 0.6 mi | 9 |
| 3. Oleta River State Park | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave North Miami Beach for work: only 6% work in town. North Miami Beach’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in North Miami Beach grew to 12,504 in 2023, 1,790 more than in 2013.
| North Miami Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 61°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.4°.
North Miami Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Home values rose 36% in five years, to about $453K, against 19% across Florida.
52% of households own their home in North Miami Beach. The typical North Miami Beach home is worth about $453,000, up 2.5% in a year, 21% above the Florida typical home. 66% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent in North Miami Beach.
| North Miami Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 72% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 66% | 59% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,750 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
228 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 19 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, 228 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Miami Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,621 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Miami Beach’s, it is healthier than 54%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
North Miami Beach beats the Florida average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 22% of North Miami Beach adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| North Miami Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | North Miami Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.1% | 26.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.6% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 17% of residents (21% statewide). North Miami Beach has grown 5.8% since 2020, to 46,236 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| North Miami Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.8 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| North Miami Beach | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.4% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.5% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.6% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
26 within 15 miles of the center of North Miami Beach
About 8 of every 100 North Miami Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
2 places in North Miami Beach on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in North Miami Beach.
City in Florida, United States
North Miami Beach (commonly referred to as NMB) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The City of North Miami Beach is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. Originally named "Fulford-by-the-Sea" in 1926, after Captain William H. Fulford of the U.S. Coast Guard, the city was renamed "North Miami Beach" in 1931. The population was 43,676 at the 2020 US census.
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6 towns share a border with North Miami Beach.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Miami Beach | #490 | C− | D | D | B+ | C+ |
| North Miami | #438 | C− | D | — | B+ | C− |
| Ojus | #161 | B− | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Biscayne Gardens | — | — | D− | — | B+ | — |
| Aventura | #262 | C+ | D− | C− | B+ | A− |
| Sunny Isles Beach | #150 | B− | D− | B | B+ | A− |
| Miami Gardens | #507 | D | D | C | B+ | C− |
North Miami, Ojus and Biscayne Gardens report no FBI crime data of their own. Biscayne Gardens isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Miami Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
North Miami Beach grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #490 of 634 in Florida. It grades C+ for health, D for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
3 notable people were born here, including Johnathan Cyprien and Edward I. Solomon.
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