South Miami HeightsFL
With 38,766 residents, it is a town in Florida.
Is South Miami Heights a good place to live?
South Miami Heights’s grades pull in different directions. Overall, South Miami Heights earns a C−: better than 23% of U.S. towns, and 425th of 634 in Florida. Where it falls short is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $407K, 5.3 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Walkability is its strong suit (A−): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 78% of U.S. towns. It also does well on schools: its schools outperform 72% of the state's. Hazard risk is weaker too — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. South Miami Heights’ January low is 58°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes South Miami Heights stand out
Where South Miami Heights beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Academir Charter School Preparatory | K–8 | 1,172 |
| Somerset Academy | K–5 | 805 |
| Caribbean K-8 Center | PK–8 | 752 |
96% of working residents leave South Miami Heights for work
Where South Miami Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How South Miami Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far South Miami Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hard Rock Stadium and 63 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Miami Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
9 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
17 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
5 mi National ParkBiscayne National Park487K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Biscayne National Park: National Park Service, Public domain
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Moving to South Miami Heights: who provides what
South Miami Heights 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 South Miami Heights.
South Miami Heights has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Households in South Miami Heights have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2017. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 51% come from inland flooding and 34% from hurricanes. Since 1979, 605 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
South Miami Heights earns a B+ for schools
Three of its 18 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Also worth knowing: 5 public schools serve South Miami Heights, with 3,821 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academir Charter School PreparatoryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,172 | B+ |
| Miami Southridge Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 2,238 | D |
| Somerset Academy Charter Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 594 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of South Miami Heights’ workers commute out
The top destinations are Miami (15%), Kendall (7%) and Doral (4%). South Miami Heights had 5,284 jobs in 2023, up 1,185 from 2013. The average commute for South Miami Heights comes to 35 minutes. The median commute is under 14 miles.
| South Miami Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In South Miami Heights, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Perrine 4w weather station records that about 81 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 58°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°.
For South Miami Heights, the peak summer temperature is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| South Miami Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 58°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
South Miami Heights stands out in Florida and nationally: a larger share of its adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance
27% of adults say their health is fair or poor in South Miami Heights. Against the Florida average, South Miami Heights comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 13.
| South Miami Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | South Miami Heights | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 13.4% | 17.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 30.7% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 1.6% of South Miami Heights
South Miami Heights’ density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.5 miles in 6 parks and preserves.
| South Miami Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Caribbean Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. Southridge Park | — | 15 |
| 3. Roberta Hunter Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in South Miami Heights sells for about $578K
The share of households in South Miami Heights who live in a home they own: 62%. A home in South Miami Heights typically sold within 68 days of listing. Homes in South Miami Heights sold for 97.2% of their list price on average.
| South Miami Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,605 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 South Miami Heights
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of South Miami Heights
About 7 of every 100 South Miami Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About South Miami Heights
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
South Miami Heights is a census-designated place (CDP), originally known as Eureka, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 36,770 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Area code
- 305
South Miami Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with South Miami Heights.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Miami Heights | #425 | C− | D | — | B+ | C+ |
| Goulds | #475 | C− | D | — | B+ | C |
| West Perrine | #427 | C− | C− | — | B+ | C |
| Cutler Bay | #228 | C+ | D− | B− | B+ | B+ |
South Miami Heights, Goulds and West Perrine report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare South Miami Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about South Miami Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Miami Heights, FL a good place to live?
South Miami Heights grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #425 of 634 in Florida. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is South Miami Heights, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $407,000, 8% 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.