Best PlacesAllapattah, Miami, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Allapattah, Miami, 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.
Allapattah, Miami ranks 5,771st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Allapattah, Miami
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.
Allapattah, Miami's strengths and weaknesses
Where Allapattah, Miami ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$844 a month, better than 82% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Allapattah, Miami ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$40,884 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Allapattah, Miami
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Allapattah, Miami home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $40,884, 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 Allapattah, Miami's effective rate of 0.82%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Allapattah, Miami
Allapattah, Miami runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Allapattah, Miami.
Who works in Allapattah, Miami, and how
Work in Allapattah, Miami centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 19%
Life in Allapattah, Miami
Allapattah, Miami has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 6 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Allapattah, Miami and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Allapattah, Miami, month by month
Allapattah, Miami 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 Allapattah, Miami
Miami International sits about 4 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 Allapattah, Miami
Schools across Allapattah, Miami average a C, better than 43% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Melrose Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Earlington Heights Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jose De Diego Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Miami Springs Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Citrus Grove Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Miami Jackson Senior High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Secondary Student Success Center 802D+ · 25% proficient
- Booker T. Washington Senior HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Allapattah, Miami school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Allapattah, Miami 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 Allapattah, Miami against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Allapattah, Miami suits
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Common questions about living in Allapattah, Miami
Is Allapattah, Miami a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Allapattah, Miami ranks 5,771st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and walkability, 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 Allapattah, Miami expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $345,302. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $40,884 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Allapattah, Miami safe?
Allapattah, Miami is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $613 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Allapattah, Miami?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 79 with lows near 60. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of neighborhoods.
Is Allapattah, Miami good for families?
Schools beat 43% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare Allapattah, Miami with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Allapattah, Miami. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Allapattah, Miami 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.
Allapattah, Miami detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Allapattah, Miami: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Allapattah, Miami: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Allapattah, Miami: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Allapattah, Miami: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Allapattah, Miami 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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