Best PlacesCoral Way, Miami, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coral Way, 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.
Coral Way, Miami ranks 3,354th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Coral Way, 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.
Coral Way, Miami's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coral Way, Miami ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Coral Way, Miami ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Coral Way, Miami
A household needs to earn about $164,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coral Way, Miami home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $87,408, 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 Coral Way, 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 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 Coral Way, Miami
Coral Way, Miami runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coral Way, Miami.
Who works in Coral Way, Miami, and how
Work in Coral Way, Miami centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Coral Way, Miami
The coast is about 3 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Coral Way, Miami, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Coral Way, Miami, month by month
Coral Way, 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 Coral Way, Miami
Miami International sits about 5 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 Coral Way, Miami
Schools across Coral Way, Miami average a B+, better than 78% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Coconut Grove Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Key Biscayne K-8 CenterA+ · 73% proficient
- Coral Gables Preparatory AcademyA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ponce De Leon Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Shenandoah Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Booker T. Washington Senior HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coral Way, Miami school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coral Way, 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 Coral Way, Miami against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Coral Way, Miami suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Coral Way, Miami
Is Coral Way, Miami a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coral Way, Miami ranks 3,354th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, and lowest on an overheated housing market and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coral Way, Miami expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $627,561. The overall cost of living runs about 39% above the national average. Set against a $87,408 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Coral Way, Miami safe?
Coral Way, Miami is safer than 39% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $347 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Coral Way, 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 Coral Way, Miami good for families?
Schools beat 78% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare Coral Way, Miami with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coral Way, Miami. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coral Way, 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.
Coral Way, Miami detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coral Way, Miami: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coral Way, Miami: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coral Way, Miami: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coral Way, Miami: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coral Way, 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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