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Bal Harbour is a small town of 3,055 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 10 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.8M and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,055people
$1.8MTypical home
$2,804/moRent
89° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,055
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,977 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Miami, FL
- 10 mi to Miami, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.8M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $2,804/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 75°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,204 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 15% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to OPF airport
- 12 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 11% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,761 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 236 bars within 25 mi
- 987 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miami-Dade County: R+11 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk