Best suburbs of Miami

We scored all 95 towns and communities of 10,000+ people in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area on what most people weigh when they pick a suburb: what homes cost compared with local pay, household income, poverty, commute times, education, homeownership and how many families with kids live there. Cooper City, Parkland and Weston come out on top.

top 10 upper half lower half Miami. Dot size shows population.

The top 25

#	Place	Score	Population	Median home	Home vs income	Household income	Commute	Poverty	Miles away
1	Cooper City, FL	85	35,030	$620,900	4.7×	$132,319	27.9 min	5.0%	19
2	Parkland, FL	84	39,186	$983,000	4.9×	$198,669	32.5 min	4.3%	38
3	Weston, FL	81	69,588	$695,600	5.0×	$139,825	29.6 min	6.1%	25
4	Jupiter Farms, FL	78	12,945	$654,200	4.7×	$138,191	30.8 min	2.8%	79
5	Royal Palm Beach, FL	77	42,477	$437,700	4.6×	$96,027	30.7 min	5.9%	64
6	Country Walk, FL	73	19,291	$547,000	4.4×	$124,540	37.2 min	6.0%	17
7	Pinecrest, FL	73	18,635	$1,406,400	6.8×	$206,417	27.6 min	4.3%	10
8	Miami Shores, FL	73	11,669	$864,400	6.0×	$144,050	26.0 min	7.6%	7
9	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	72	63,883	$606,100	5.7×	$106,947	22.9 min	7.2%	74
10	Jupiter, FL	70	62,350	$608,600	5.5×	$110,240	24.9 min	9.5%	79
11	Key Biscayne, FL	70	14,815	$1,575,300	8.7×	$181,505	23.7 min	5.5%	6
12	Wellington, FL	69	62,662	$599,400	5.2×	$115,632	32.1 min	7.8%	60
13	Plantation, FL	68	99,183	$483,500	5.2×	$92,541	27.6 min	10.0%	24
14	The Acreage, FL	68	40,843	$524,800	4.8×	$109,032	38.0 min	4.6%	69
15	The Crossings, FL	68	22,963	$463,300	5.1×	$91,012	29.8 min	7.6%	14
16	Three Lakes, FL	68	16,888	$481,300	4.7×	$102,306	33.3 min	9.9%	15
17	Doral, FL	65	81,634	$562,800	6.0×	$94,164	26.5 min	10.3%	10
18	North Palm Beach, FL	65	13,319	$513,000	5.7×	$90,049	20.1 min	7.7%	73
19	Olympia Heights, FL	65	12,399	$557,500	5.1×	$108,958	29.8 min	12.2%	9
20	Miramar, FL	64	142,570	$462,700	5.2×	$89,125	31.1 min	8.5%	16
21	Richmond West, FL	64	35,593	$489,100	4.8×	$101,970	40.6 min	10.5%	18
22	Coral Springs, FL	63	138,783	$545,400	5.8×	$93,602	29.9 min	7.6%	34
23	Davie, FL	63	110,851	$462,900	5.3×	$87,250	28.8 min	11.2%	22
24	Boca Raton, FL	62	101,582	$722,700	6.8×	$106,273	21.2 min	10.0%	42
25	Coconut Creek, FL	62	58,626	$309,600	4.1×	$75,014	29.6 min	11.0%	35

Show all 95 places

#	Place	Score	Population	Median home	Home vs income	Household income	Commute	Poverty	Miles away
26	Palmetto Bay, FL	62	24,886	$879,700	6.2×	$142,447	35.3 min	5.8%	13
27	Sunrise, FL	61	98,846	$354,500	4.6×	$77,652	29.6 min	10.7%	28
28	Pembroke Pines, FL	60	176,714	$439,500	5.2×	$85,104	30.4 min	10.0%	18
29	Delray Beach, FL	60	69,809	$420,300	5.1×	$82,041	23.0 min	13.0%	48
30	Coral Gables, FL	59	49,578	$1,089,900	8.1×	$134,216	23.8 min	9.4%	7
31	Sunset, FL	59	13,535	$601,300	5.5×	$109,401	34.4 min	9.1%	10
32	Miami Lakes, FL	58	33,067	$626,400	6.2×	$101,557	32.9 min	6.0%	12
33	Princeton, FL	57	42,625	$426,900	5.1×	$83,426	40.5 min	10.5%	20
34	Lighthouse Point, FL	56	10,756	$688,400	7.5×	$92,135	28.7 min	6.8%	36
35	Greenacres, FL	55	44,736	$291,000	4.1×	$70,491	29.9 min	14.8%	59
36	Aventura, FL	55	39,880	$451,100	5.1×	$89,274	31.6 min	11.4%	14
37	Cutler Bay, FL	54	44,750	$472,700	5.3×	$89,244	38.2 min	9.7%	16
38	Ives Estates, FL	54	28,506	$294,700	4.1×	$72,239	34.1 min	11.9%	13
39	Boynton Beach, FL	53	82,396	$351,100	5.0×	$70,074	26.2 min	13.7%	53
40	Palm Springs, FL	53	28,303	$269,800	4.4×	$61,739	26.0 min	15.4%	60
41	Ojus, FL	53	19,198	$337,500	4.9×	$68,644	30.9 min	12.5%	13
42	Palmetto Estates, FL	53	16,129	$445,900	5.4×	$82,064	34.4 min	11.6%	14
43	Westwood Lakes, FL	53	10,553	$518,500	6.0×	$86,040	30.7 min	8.3%	11
44	West Palm Beach, FL	52	127,189	$414,200	5.6×	$73,446	23.4 min	14.1%	67
45	Oakland Park, FL	51	45,332	$385,000	5.3×	$72,708	25.5 min	12.1%	28
46	Riviera Beach, FL	51	39,357	$354,500	5.2×	$68,060	24.7 min	18.4%	70
47	Kendall, FL	50	79,562	$567,900	6.5×	$87,325	30.0 min	11.2%	12
48	Fountainebleau, FL	50	55,665	$320,200	4.9×	$64,908	27.9 min	12.7%	9
49	Miami Springs, FL	50	13,611	$560,800	6.4×	$87,099	28.2 min	10.0%	6
50	Lantana, FL	50	12,449	$396,200	5.7×	$70,012	22.6 min	11.5%	57
51	Coral Terrace, FL	49	24,895	$582,900	7.3×	$80,353	25.5 min	10.8%	6
52	Tamarac, FL	48	74,134	$288,600	4.7×	$61,718	31.4 min	13.0%	30
53	The Hammocks, FL	48	58,838	$468,100	5.5×	$85,628	35.0 min	12.1%	17
54	Country Club, FL	48	51,296	$378,600	5.0×	$75,212	35.6 min	11.7%	13
55	North Lauderdale, FL	48	45,733	$307,100	4.8×	$63,326	30.6 min	14.0%	30
56	South Miami, FL	48	13,660	$829,400	8.8×	$94,507	30.9 min	10.0%	7
57	Fort Lauderdale, FL	47	188,677	$486,700	5.9×	$83,130	26.1 min	15.0%	26
58	Pompano Beach, FL	47	117,211	$349,300	5.2×	$67,195	27.1 min	15.2%	33
59	Kendale Lakes, FL	47	52,622	$404,500	5.6×	$71,621	32.8 min	10.3%	13
60	Wilton Manors, FL	47	11,655	$589,200	6.9×	$85,392	26.5 min	11.4%	27
61	Margate, FL	46	60,070	$316,200	5.1×	$62,450	30.7 min	12.1%	33
62	Belle Glade, FL	46	17,241	$163,100	3.4×	$48,001	25.6 min	27.3%	69
63	Westchester, FL	45	52,032	$508,700	7.0×	$72,262	29.6 min	10.0%	9
64	Hialeah Gardens, FL	45	22,777	$342,000	5.2×	$65,439	30.5 min	13.5%	12
65	Deerfield Beach, FL	44	89,339	$309,600	5.2×	$59,730	28.2 min	15.1%	37
66	Tamiami, FL	44	49,752	$482,100	6.2×	$78,353	32.7 min	11.6%	12
67	Lauderdale Lakes, FL	44	36,898	$214,100	4.3×	$50,006	27.4 min	21.7%	27
68	West Park, FL	42	15,444	$340,600	5.2×	$65,952	32.7 min	14.6%	14
69	Glenvar Heights, FL	41	19,395	$545,400	7.6×	$72,118	26.6 min	12.1%	8
70	West Perrine, FL	41	11,162	$411,500	6.1×	$66,997	28.5 min	18.1%	15
71	Hollywood, FL	40	157,019	$410,600	6.1×	$67,203	29.4 min	14.7%	18
72	North Miami Beach, FL	40	46,236	$366,700	5.8×	$63,280	30.1 min	14.6%	11
73	Sweetwater, FL	38	20,828	$294,200	5.4×	$54,967	29.0 min	16.3%	11
74	Miami Gardens, FL	37	113,579	$378,500	5.9×	$63,627	32.1 min	13.6%	12
75	Kendall West, FL	37	35,912	$409,500	5.9×	$69,554	35.6 min	11.9%	15
76	Miami Beach, FL	36	81,594	$556,700	7.6×	$72,856	26.7 min	14.4%	4
77	Homestead, FL	35	86,242	$380,000	5.8×	$65,423	35.8 min	18.4%	26
78	Hallandale Beach, FL	35	42,698	$279,100	5.3×	$52,340	30.4 min	19.6%	15
79	Lauderhill, FL	33	75,668	$272,900	5.3×	$51,165	30.0 min	19.4%	27
80	Lake Worth Beach, FL	33	43,970	$401,200	6.6×	$61,200	26.8 min	21.2%	59
81	South Miami Heights, FL	32	38,766	$407,100	6.2×	$65,417	34.7 min	15.5%	17
82	Dania Beach, FL	31	32,791	$319,800	6.1×	$52,748	28.4 min	19.3%	20
83	Hialeah, FL	29	230,968	$392,000	7.1×	$55,594	29.0 min	17.0%	9
84	West Little River, FL	27	33,890	$375,300	6.7×	$56,436	30.9 min	17.7%	6
85	Westview, FL	26	12,107	$379,400	6.6×	$57,563	33.6 min	20.9%	8
86	North Miami, FL	25	60,884	$365,000	6.4×	$57,188	31.8 min	18.9%	9
87	Sunny Isles Beach, FL	24	22,395	$549,100	8.9×	$61,921	33.0 min	14.3%	12
88	Gladeview, FL	24	16,655	$402,600	8.5×	$47,469	28.0 min	27.5%	5
89	Goulds, FL	24	14,425	$481,200	7.8×	$61,735	35.0 min	16.4%	19
90	Pinewood, FL	23	18,114	$372,400	6.3×	$59,410	31.0 min	20.5%	7
91	Naranja, FL	22	15,796	$372,100	6.9×	$53,984	32.8 min	30.3%	22
92	Leisure City, FL	17	27,808	$375,100	8.9×	$41,977	34.3 min	24.5%	24
93	Brownsville, FL	17	16,936	$325,200	8.0×	$40,795	30.6 min	26.2%	4
94	Florida City, FL	15	13,576	$399,200	8.4×	$47,482	36.4 min	32.4%	28
95	Opa-locka, FL	14	16,177	$295,800	7.9×	$37,532	31.7 min	29.7%	9

Most affordable homes

Belle Glade 3.4 years of income, $163,100
Coconut Creek 4.1 years of income, $309,600
Greenacres 4.1 years of income, $291,000
Ives Estates 4.1 years of income, $294,700
Lauderdale Lakes 4.3 years of income, $214,100

Most families with kids

Princeton 52.8% of households
Leisure City 49.7% of households
Weston 49.6% of households
Parkland 48.1% of households
Homestead 47.0% of households

How the score works

For each measure we rank the 95 places from worst to best within this metro area, then combine the ranks with these weights: home value compared with household income (20%), household income (15%), poverty rate (15%), average commute (15%), share of adults with a bachelor's degree (10%), homeownership (10%), households with children (10%) and population growth since 2020 (5%). Unincorporated communities have no official growth estimate, so they get the middle value for that part. A score of 100 would mean first on every measure.

Everything comes from the Census Bureau: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 and the 2025 population estimates. We leave out crime and school ratings because comparable official data for every town does not exist; check local school district and police data for the places on your shortlist.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best suburbs of Miami?

On our data-only score, Cooper City, Parkland and Weston rank highest among 95 places of 10,000+ people in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area.

What is the most affordable suburb of Miami?

Belle Glade has the lowest ratio of median home value to household income (3.4 years), with a median home of $163,100.

Which Miami suburb has the shortest commute?

North Palm Beach, where the average commute is 20.1 minutes each way.

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Places are incorporated cities, towns and villages plus census-designated places with 10,000 or more residents, assigned to the metro area by county (OMB 2023 delineations). Distances are straight lines from the center of Miami. The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000 for income and $2,000,000 for home values, shown with a plus sign.