Miami

Best Miami suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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Miami$518k median · 27.3 min commute
Employment D+Amenities A+Commute C
66
Score
overall 61 C
2
Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami, Florida 2009
Miami Beach$557k median · 26.7 min commute
Employment C−Amenities B+Commute C+
66
Score
overall 62 C
3
The skyline of Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Fort Lauderdale$487k median · 26.1 min commute
Employment D+Amenities A−Commute C+
66
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
Employment D+Amenities BCommute B−
64
Score
overall 63 C+
5
Oakland Park$385k median · 25.5 min commute
Employment C−Amenities BCommute C+
64
Score
overall 58 C
6
Plantation, Florida: Plantation Historical Museum
Plantation$484k median · 27.6 min commute
Employment C+Amenities B+Commute C
63
Score
overall 61 C
7
Fountainebleau$320k median · 27.9 min commute
Employment CAmenities B+Commute C−
62
Score
overall 58 C
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Digital photo taken by Marc Averette. Skyline of en:Kendall, Florida at the en:Dadeland Mall's en:central business district 7/10/2008.
Kendall$568k median · 30.0 min commute
Employment C+Amenities BCommute D+
62
Score
overall 61 C
9
North Miami Beach, Florida: Fulford by the Sea Entrance
North Miami Beach$367k median · 30.1 min commute
Employment DAmenities A−Commute D
61
Score
overall 57 C−
10
Aventura Skyline
Aventura$451k median · 31.6 min commute
Employment C−Amenities ACommute C
61
Score
overall 61 C
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Miami (Averette · CC BY 3.0); Miami Beach (chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0); Fort Lauderdale (KeanoManu · CC BY-SA 4.0); Delray Beach (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Plantation (Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0); Kendall (Averette · CC BY-SA 3.0); North Miami Beach (Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0); Aventura (Arjun Sharma · CC BY-SA 3.0).