Best PlacesSouth of Fifth, Miami Beach, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South of Fifth, Miami Beach, 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 of Fifth, Miami Beach ranks 2,739th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South of Fifth, Miami Beach
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 of Fifth, Miami Beach's strengths and weaknesses
Where South of Fifth, Miami Beach ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where South of Fifth, Miami Beach ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South of Fifth, Miami Beach
A household needs to earn about $294,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South of Fifth, Miami Beach home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,668, 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 of Fifth, Miami Beach's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 of Fifth, Miami Beach
South of Fifth, Miami Beach 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 South of Fifth, Miami Beach.
Who works in South of Fifth, Miami Beach, and how
Work in South of Fifth, Miami Beach centers on finance & insurance and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in South of Fifth, Miami Beach
South of Fifth, Miami Beach has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 0 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of South of Fifth, Miami Beach and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South of Fifth, Miami Beach, month by month
South of Fifth, Miami Beach 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 of Fifth, Miami Beach
Miami International sits about 10 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 of Fifth, Miami Beach
Schools across South of Fifth, Miami Beach average an A−, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Miami Beach Nautilus Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South of Fifth, Miami Beach school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South of Fifth, Miami Beach 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 of Fifth, Miami Beach against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South of Fifth, Miami Beach
Is South of Fifth, Miami Beach a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South of Fifth, Miami Beach ranks 2,739th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, a strong job market, and state infrastructure, and lowest on empty homes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South of Fifth, Miami Beach expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,107,599. The overall cost of living runs about 38% above the national average. Set against a $80,668 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is South of Fifth, Miami Beach safe?
South of Fifth, Miami Beach is safer than 20% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $486 per resident a year.
Compare South of Fifth, Miami Beach with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South of Fifth, Miami Beach. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South of Fifth, Miami Beach 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 of Fifth, Miami Beach detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South of Fifth, Miami Beach: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South of Fifth, Miami Beach: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South of Fifth, Miami Beach: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South of Fifth, Miami Beach: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South of Fifth, Miami Beach 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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