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Miami Shores is a big small town of 11,752 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $864k and rent runs about $3k a month.
11,752people
$864kTypical home
$2,657/moRent
89° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,752
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,725 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Miami, FL
- 7 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $864k (≈$5,451/mo)
- Median rent $2,657/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 122 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 (284 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to OPF airport
- 8 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,698 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 228 bars within 25 mi
- 968 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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