Best Places33170, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33170, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
33170 ranks 27,339th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33170
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.
33170's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33170 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 33170 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33170
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33170 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,953, 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 33170's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 33170
33170'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 33170.
Who works in 33170, and how
Work in 33170 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 33170
33170 has more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. The coast is about 11 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33170 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33170, month by month
33170 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 78, with lows near 59. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78° | 68° | 59° |
| April | 85° | 76° | 68° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of 33170
Miami International sits about 18 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 33170
Schools across 33170 average a B−, better than 56% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Redland Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Caribbean K-8 CenterC · 32% proficient
- Pine Villa Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cutler Bay MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
- Redland Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Palm Glades Preparatory AcademyD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Arthur And Polly Mays Conservatory Of The ArtsB · 50% proficient
- Palm Glades Preparatory High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33170 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33170 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 33170 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33170
Is 33170 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33170 ranks 27,339th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, 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 33170 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $496,137. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $78,953 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 33170 safe?
33170 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
Compare 33170 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33170. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33170 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.
33170 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33170: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33170: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33170: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33170: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33170 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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