Miami/Compare
Coral Gate vs Silver Bluff
Coral Gate and Silver Bluff are two official neighborhoods in Miami. Silver Bluff is the calmer Part I map (58 vs 47). Walk is a wash (5 vs 7). Silver Bluff has the lower ACS median ($1,600).
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · MPD limited sample from public heatmap layer (not full Part I year) · OSM Nov 2026. ACS and MPD retrieved 2026-11-05; OSM retrieved 2026-11-05. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Scores
Fit axes among official Miami neighborhoods.
| Axis | Coral Gate | Silver Bluff |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 47 | 58 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 5 | 7 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 1 | 5 |
| Median rent | $1,904 | $1,600 |
| Median home | $613,300 | $699,468 |
| Population | 5,815 | 5,814 |
| Commute to Downtown / Brickell | 16 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Midtown / Design District | 18 min | 18 min |
| Commute to Coconut Grove | 10 min | 8 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Coral Gate | Silver Bluff |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 48% | 35% |
| Median age | 38 | 52 |
| Median income | $81K | $84K |
| Part I per 1k | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 2 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 0 | 0 |
| Parks / 800m | 1 | 2 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Miami. Up 11% since 2014. Coral Gate is 5% below the 2018 city median. Silver Bluff is 20% below the 2018 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Coral Gate if you already want this pocket more than the table. Silver Bluff leads the numbered axes on this page.
Pick Silver Bluff if the rent gap is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. ACS median rent is $1,600 vs $1,904. Safety is 58 vs 47. Silver Bluff is tagged family on this map; Coral Gate is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Coral Gate
The official polygon is Coral Gate. Median income is $80,773 and rent is $1,904. Violent Part I (sample) is 0 per 1,000. Property is 2.6. Renters are 48%.
$1,904 median rent · safety 47 · walk 5
Silver Bluff
The official polygon is Silver Bluff. Median income is $83,978 and rent is $1,600. Violent Part I (sample) is 0.3 per 1,000. Property is 2.1. Renters are 35%.
$1,600 median rent · safety 58 · walk 7
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Coral Gate or Silver Bluff?
Silver Bluff is the lower ACS median: $1,904 vs $1,600. About 35% rent in Silver Bluff vs 48% in Coral Gate. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Coral Gate more walkable than Silver Bluff?
Walk is basically a tie (5 vs 7). Count groceries if you care: 2 in Coral Gate vs 2 in Silver Bluff, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Coral Gate or Silver Bluff?
Silver Bluff is the calmer Part I read (58 vs 47). Combined rate 2.4 vs 2.6 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Coral Gate or Silver Bluff?
Coral Gate leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 38 vs 52. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown / Brickell?
16 minutes from Coral Gate to Downtown / Brickell, 14 from Silver Bluff. Silver Bluff is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Coral Gate or Silver Bluff: Shenandoah. The official polygon is Shenandoah North. Median income is $58,178 and rent is $1,573. Violent Part I (sample) is 1.1 per 1,000. Property is 5.7. Renters are 54%.
Scores are relative among official Miami neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.