Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Strong in places, weak in others. With a B− overall, Sunny Isles Beach is better than 52% of U.S. towns and ranks 150th of 634 in Florida. Where it does best is walkability (A+) — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. It is strong on health as well: residents are healthier than three quarters of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): the typical home is worth about $651K, 8.5 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Sunny Isles Beach's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. The town’s January low is 61°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Only 65 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on hazard risk.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
Where Sunny Isles Beach beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Sunny Isles Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.9% |
Coastal flooding makes up 11% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
36.7% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Sunny Isles 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 1%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 15,315 in 2000, 22,342 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1951 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sunny Isles Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
13 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
2 mi Park & preserveHaulover Park
26 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 Sunny Isles 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 Sunny Isles Beach.
Sunny Isles Beach fares better on crime within Florida than nationally, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
At 8.5 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $651K) costs more against local pay than in 90% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; North Miami Beach is next at $453K.
Typical home values rose 1.8% in the year to September 2026. Sunny Isles Beach’s midpoint rent stands at $2,096 a month. 54% of households live in a home they own here.
| Sunny Isles Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,096 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 54% | 72% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 67% | 59% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Enrollment at Sunny Isles Beach’s public school: 1,729 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 1,729 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The trail density for Sunny Isles Beach comes to 1.2 miles per square mile. Across 10 parks and preserves: 2.2 miles of trail. Parks and preserves here: 10, covering 18 acres.
| Sunny Isles Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town Center Park | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| 2. Senator Gwen Margolis Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Winston Towers Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,384 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sunny Isles Beach’s, it is healthier than 95%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Sunny Isles Beach: 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. In Sunny Isles Beach, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 26% have obesity.
| Sunny Isles Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sunny Isles Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
23.9% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
The top destinations are Miami (12%), Aventura (6%) and Miami Beach (5%). Only 9% of working residents stay in Sunny Isles Beach for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Sunny Isles Beach added 723 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 5,062. The town’s average commute is 33 minutes.
| Sunny Isles Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $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°.
The midsummer high in Sunny Isles Beach is 89°F. Expect warm winters and warm summers here, with plenty of rain. Snow almost never falls.
| Sunny Isles Beach | 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
At 15.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of Florida’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 306 to 203 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
For Sunny Isles Beach, the property crime rate is 7.9 per 1,000 residents. In Sunny Isles Beach, the rate of reported violence is 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Sunny Isles Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.9 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
97 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 15 properties have flooded more than once.
The national flood insurance program has paid 97 claims here since 2000. Sunny Isles Beach’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 49 of 100. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 19%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
23 within 15 miles of the center of Sunny Isles Beach
About 4 of every 100 Sunny Isles Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
7.9% of the town is conserved land, across 10 parks and preserves.
City in Florida, United States
Sunny Isles Beach is a city located on a barrier island in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Intracoastal Waterway on the west. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 22,342. Sunny Isles Beach is an area of cultural diversity with stores lining Collins Avenue, the main thoroughfare through the city. It has the 14th tallest skyline in the United States, and according to the 2020 U.S. Census it was the mostly densely populated incorporated place in the United States outside of the New York City metropolitan area. Developers like Michael Dezer hav…
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3 towns share a border with Sunny Isles Beach.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Aventura (C+) comes closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Isles Beach | #150 | B− | D− | B | B+ | A− |
| Aventura | #262 | C+ | D− | C− | B+ | A− |
| North Miami | #438 | C− | D | — | B+ | C− |
| North Miami Beach | #490 | C− | D | D | B+ | C+ |
North Miami reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Sunny Isles Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sunny Isles Beach grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #150 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health, B 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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