Best PlacesSouth Coconut Grove, Miami, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Coconut Grove, 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.
South Coconut Grove, Miami ranks 2,121st 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 South Coconut Grove, 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.
South Coconut Grove, Miami's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Coconut Grove, Miami ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of neighborhoods
Where South Coconut Grove, Miami ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Coconut Grove, Miami
A household needs to earn about $331,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Coconut Grove, Miami home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $113,650, 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 South Coconut Grove, Miami's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 South Coconut Grove, Miami
South Coconut Grove, Miami runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Coconut Grove, Miami.
Who works in South Coconut Grove, Miami, and how
Work in South Coconut Grove, Miami centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in South Coconut Grove, Miami
The coast is about 1 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across South Coconut Grove, Miami, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Coconut Grove, Miami, month by month
South Coconut Grove, 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 South Coconut Grove, 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 South Coconut Grove, Miami
Schools across South Coconut Grove, Miami average an A−, better than 87% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Coconut Grove Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- George W. Carver Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Francis S.tucker K-8 CenterB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- George Washington Carver Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Ponce De Leon Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Coconut Grove, Miami school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Coconut Grove, 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 South Coconut Grove, Miami against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Coconut Grove, Miami
Is South Coconut Grove, Miami a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Coconut Grove, Miami ranks 2,121st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, 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 South Coconut Grove, Miami expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,260,429. The overall cost of living runs about 73% above the national average. Set against a $113,650 median income, cost of living beats 36% of neighborhoods.
Is South Coconut Grove, Miami safe?
South Coconut Grove, Miami is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare South Coconut Grove, Miami with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Coconut Grove, Miami. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Coconut Grove, 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.
South Coconut Grove, Miami detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Coconut Grove, Miami: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Coconut Grove, Miami: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Coconut Grove, Miami: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Coconut Grove, Miami: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Coconut Grove, 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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