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#1Midtown
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is Midtown. Median income is n/a and rent is n/a. Violent Part I (sample) is 0 per 1,000. Property is 0. Renters are n/a.
- Walk index
- 62
- Safety index
- 100
- Published fit
- 75
Nightlife
Miami neighborhoods with median rent under $2,500
Every official Miami neighborhoods whose ACS median rent still sits at or under $2,500. Then we rank what’s left. A median is not this week’s one-bedroom.
First we drop every official neighborhood whose ACS median rent is over $2,500. Then we rank what is left like the walkable list. The cut is five years of survey mixed across unit sizes — not the one-bedroom in the window.
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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.
The ranking
Top 10 of 20 official neighborhoods. Same order for every reader. Fit is a number inside Miami only.
| # | Neighborhood | Fit | Rent | Schools | Safety | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midtown | 75 | $2,000 | 50 | 100 | 62 |
| 2 | Wynwood | 70 | $2,000 | 50 | 100 | 48 |
| 3 | Coconut Grove | 59 | $2,213 | 50 | 11 | 56 |
| 4 | Design District | 55 | $2,000 | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 5 | Little Havana | 54 | $1,514 | 50 | 26 | 47 |
| 6 | East Grove | 54 | $2,000 | 50 | 100 | 27 |
| 7 | Morningside | 47 | $2,000 | 50 | 100 | 13 |
| 8 | Allapattah | 45 | $2,000 | 50 | 100 | 12 |
| 9 | Overtown | 44 | $2,000 | 50 | 100 | 9 |
| 10 | The Roads | 43 | $2,095 | 50 | 53 | 20 |
Stuck between these two? Midtown vs Wynwood
70fit
#2Wynwood
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is Wynwood Industrial District. Median income is n/a and rent is n/a. Violent Part I (sample) is 0 per 1,000. Property is 0. Renters are n/a.
- Walk index
- 48
- Safety index
- 100
- Published fit
- 70
Nightlife
Stuck between these two? Wynwood vs Coconut Grove
59fit
#3Coconut Grove
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is Grove Center. Median income is $125,458 and rent is $2,213. Violent Part I (sample) is 0.9 per 1,000. Property is 11.3. Renters are 53%.
- Walk index
- 56
- Safety index
- 11
- Published fit
- 59
Family streets
Stuck between these two? Coconut Grove vs Design District
55fit
#4Design District
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is Design District. Median income is n/a and rent is n/a. Violent Part I (sample) is 0 per 1,000. Property is 0. Renters are n/a.
- Walk index
- 25
- Safety index
- 100
- Published fit
- 55
Stuck between these two? Design District vs Little Havana
54fit
#5Little Havana
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is East Little Havana. Median income is $42,440 and rent is $1,514. Violent Part I (sample) is 1.8 per 1,000. Property is 5.6. Renters are 92%.
- Walk index
- 47
- Safety index
- 26
- Published fit
- 54
Stuck between these two? Little Havana vs East Grove
54fit
#6East Grove
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is East Grove. Median income is n/a and rent is n/a. Violent Part I (sample) is 0 per 1,000. Property is 0. Renters are n/a.
- Walk index
- 27
- Safety index
- 100
- Published fit
- 54
Stuck between these two? East Grove vs Morningside
47fit
#7Morningside
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is Morningside. Median income is n/a and rent is n/a. Violent Part I (sample) is 0 per 1,000. Property is 0. Renters are n/a.
- Walk index
- 13
- Safety index
- 100
- Published fit
- 47
Family streets
Stuck between these two? Morningside vs Allapattah
45fit
#8Allapattah
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is Allapattah Industrial District. Median income is n/a and rent is n/a. Violent Part I (sample) is 0 per 1,000. Property is 0. Renters are n/a.
- Walk index
- 12
- Safety index
- 100
- Published fit
- 45
Stuck between these two? Allapattah vs Overtown
44fit
#9Overtown
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is Northeast Overtown. Median income is n/a and rent is n/a. Violent Part I (sample) is 0 per 1,000. Property is 0. Renters are n/a.
- Walk index
- 9
- Safety index
- 100
- Published fit
- 44
Stuck between these two? Overtown vs The Roads
43fit
#10The Roads
$2K ACS median rent
The official polygon is Roads. Median income is $116,192 and rent is $2,095. Violent Part I (sample) is 0.4 per 1,000. Property is 2.1. Renters are 52%.
- Walk index
- 20
- Safety index
- 53
- Published fit
- 43
Common questions
Same list, said in questions. The numbers are in the table.
What does this Miami ranking actually measure?
Who still has an ACS median rent at or under $2,500, then who walks better among those. It is not a list of apartments you can rent tonight.
Why is Midtown #1?
Midtown survives the $2,500 ACS cut at $2,000 and then ranks on walk (62 vs 48 in Wynwood). Wynwood is $2,000 — still under the line.
How is this different from the walkable list?
Same errand weights as the walkable list, then a hard cut at $2,500 ACS median rent. If the median is over the line, the area never shows up — even if it walks well.
Why isn't Edgewater on this list?
Edgewater never enters. ACS median rent is $2,710, over the $2,500 line, so the ranking never sees it. That line is a survey median, not this week’s asking rent.
Can I compare a Miami score to another city?
No. Hyde Park in Austin is not Hyde Park in Chicago. A 72 here is a rank inside this city’s official neighborhoods, not a grade you can carry across a state line.
What does rent mean on this list?
ACS median gross rent among these 10 areas runs $1,514 to $2,213. Five-year survey, studios through large apartments mixed together — not a listing you can message tonight.
Everyone sees this order so the list is arguable. Set your own weights · Method.