Miami

Best Miami suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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Miami$518k median · 27.3 min commute
Schools C+Amenities A+Residents inactive
69
Family score
overall 61 C
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Aerial view of downtown Delray Beach, Florida, looking north at Federal Highway (US-1).
Delray Beach$420k median · 23.0 min commute
Schools C+Amenities BResidents inactive
68
Family score
overall 63 C+
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Westchester, FL
Westchester$509k median · 29.6 min commute
Schools C+Amenities B+Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 59 C
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Aventura Skyline
Aventura$451k median · 31.6 min commute
Schools CAmenities AResidents inactive
66
Family score
overall 61 C
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Aerial view of the Boynton Beach water tower at the East Water Treatment Plant.
Boynton Beach$351k median · 26.2 min commute
Schools C+Amenities B+Residents inactive
66
Family score
overall 59 C
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Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami, Florida 2009
Miami Beach$557k median · 26.7 min commute
Schools CAmenities B+Residents inactive
66
Family score
overall 62 C
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The skyline of Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Fort Lauderdale$487k median · 26.1 min commute
Schools CAmenities A−Residents inactive
66
Family score
overall 61 C
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North Miami Beach, Florida: Fulford by the Sea Entrance
North Miami Beach$367k median · 30.1 min commute
Schools CAmenities A−Residents inactive
66
Family score
overall 57 C−
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North Boca Raton, Florida. Aerial photo by Don Ramey Logan.
Boca Raton$723k median · 21.2 min commute
Schools C+Amenities B−Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 65 C+
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Lake At Miccosukee Golf & Country Club
Kendale Lakes$405k median · 32.8 min commute
Schools C+Amenities B−Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 58 C
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Miami (Averette · CC BY 3.0); Delray Beach (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Westchester (Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0); Aventura (Arjun Sharma · CC BY-SA 3.0); Boynton Beach (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Miami Beach (chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0); Fort Lauderdale (KeanoManu · CC BY-SA 4.0); North Miami Beach (Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0); Boca Raton (Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0); Kendale Lakes (Ven-Lib · CC BY-SA 4.0).