Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Miami metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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#12. Miami Beach
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 81,319
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#11. Highland Beach
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 4,264
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#10. Aventura
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 39,372
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#9. Boca Raton
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 98,833
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#8. Key Biscayne
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 14,560
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#7. Miami Shores
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 11,627
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#6. Cooper City
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 34,166
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#5. Parkland
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 35,799
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#4. Weston
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 67,952
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#3. Palmetto Bay
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 24,247
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#2. Pinecrest
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 18,138
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#1. Coral Gables
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 49,243
