South Miami, Florida

About South Miami

Set in the southeastern part of Florida, South Miami is a close-knit town counting 13,207 people who proudly call it home.

South Miami holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.27 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 5,818 residents per square mile.

📰 South Miami News Today

• Berkadia Arranges $35M Construction Loan for Casa Princeton in South Miami-Dade Yield PRO · Aug 17
• S3 Capital lends $35M for final phase of Princeton multifamily project The Real Deal · Aug 18
• From Hot Spot to Ghost Town: How Abandoned South Miami Mall Reflects South Florida's Luxury Transformation Realtor.com · Aug 2
• Construction Tops Out On 8-Story Caribbean Isles Affordable Senior Housing Development In South Miami Heights Florida YIMBY · Aug 12
• Live rodents found in South Beach kitchen, restaurant ordered shut! WPLG Local 10 · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes South Miami Unique

• The only place in America named South Miami — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Deep South Florida location — tropical climate and no winter to speak of.
• Positioned in southeastern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 13,207.
• Easy reach of Coral Gables (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in South Miami

• Archivist Cafe (café)
• Cafe Bonjour (café)
• Denny's — american
• Don Pan International Bakery — mexican
• Elia At Sebastian's Café — sandwich
• GROU Coffee + Cowork — coffee shop (café)
• LAN Pan Asian Cafe — asian
• Miami's Best Pizza — pizza
• Old Lisbon - South Miami — portuguese
• Orno Miami

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Gametime · Arcade
• Lowe Art Museum · Museum
• The Irving Korach Architecture Gallery · Art gallery
• Thomas F. Daly Loggia · Art gallery
• Tropical Audubon Society · Attraction
• Vossen · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in South Miami

• All-America Park reviews ★
• Brewer Park reviews ★
• Fuchs Park reviews ★
• Virrick Park reviews ★
• Betsy Adams and the Coral Gables Garden Club Park reviews ★
• Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Carlos S. Kakouris Park reviews ★
• Coconut Grove Mini Park reviews ★
• Dante B Fassell Park reviews ★
• Enrique “Henry” Cepero Memorial Park reviews ★
• Foote University Green reviews ★
• Granada Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in South Miami

• LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH MIAMI CAMPUS)
• SOMERSET ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOUTH MIAMI CAMPUS)
• SOUTH MIAMI K-8 CENTER
• SOUTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Larkin Community Hospital ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of South Miami

🏘️ Nearby Communities