Best Places33149, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33149, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
33149 ranks 3,203rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33149
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
33149's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33149 ranks high
- Household income$194,184 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 33149 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33149
A household needs to earn about $385,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33149 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $194,184, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 33149's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33149
33149's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33149.
Who works in 33149, and how
Work in 33149 centers on finance & insurance and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 33149
33149 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. The coast is about 0 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 33149 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33149, month by month
33149 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 79, with lows near 60. The comfortable stretch runs December through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79° | 69° | 60° |
| April | 86° | 78° | 70° |
| July | 92° | 85° | 78° |
| October | 88° | 81° | 75° |
Flying in and out of 33149
Miami International sits about 11 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.2 million passengers in 2025, with 233 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 33149
Schools across 33149 average an A−, better than 85% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sunset Elementary SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Key Biscayne K-8 CenterA+ · 73% proficient
- Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ponce De Leon Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Mast AcademyA+ · 87% proficient
- Amikids Miami-dade SouthD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33149 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33149 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 33149 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33149
Is 33149 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33149 ranks 3,203rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on high incomes, an educated workforce, and state infrastructure, and lowest on car insurance costs and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33149 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,456,099. The overall cost of living runs about 81% above the national average. Set against a $194,184 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 33149 safe?
33149 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
Compare 33149 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33149. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33149 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
33149 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33149: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33149: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33149: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33149: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33149 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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