Downtown is fairly average with the usual glass skyscrapers. Inland to the west the area sprawls with low to mid-sized commercial buildings and housing, until ending abruptly at the Everglades. Wealthy retirees and others escaping the northeast winters have established themselves on Miami Beach, the high-rise-studded barrier island to the east, or to Coral Gables and Kendall just to the south.
The planned Coral Gables is quite upscale, while Kendall is more middle class, and all suburbs to the south are a rich and unusual combination of wealthy and middle class U. Inland areas are much warmer and less comfortable. Covering almost all buildable land, the vast and mostly middle-class residential areas continue to sprawl 25 miles to the south to Homestead. Hurricane Andrew, one of the most devastating hurricanes on record, made a nearly successful attempt to reclaim Homestead and surrounding areas for nature in Other hurricanes have had major effects on property insurance premiums and availability.
To the north, residential and light-commercial developments merge with Fort Lauderdale and its suburbs to the west. There is no shortage of things to do in Miami- indoors or outdoors. Water and beach recreation are superb, and Latin-accented nightlife goes on everywhere.
Professional and college sports are a passion. There is a good assortment of museums and performing-arts amenities. Air service is excellent everywhere particularly to international destinations. The Cost of Living Index is high and growing as home prices rise, but varies considerably by location within the area. Crime rates are among the highest in the nation for a big city.
Average commute times- almost 33 minutes- are the worst in Florida. Taken together, the city offers world-class activities and an interesting cultural mix at a cost of crowding and safety. Miami lies on a level coastal plain. The surrounding countryside is level and sparsely wooded with areas of water and swampland approaching the Everglades to the west. The climate is subtropical marine with long, warm, humid summers and abundant rainfall, followed by mild, dry winters. Sea breezes from the east and southeast may cause year-round temperature differences of 15 degrees or more from inland locations.
Freezing conditions occur occasionally in the western suburbs. Strong thunderstorms with dangerous lightning can occur year-round and hurricanes are a risk in late summer and fall. Recent job growth is Positive. Size of family households: 2, 2-persons , 3-persons , 94 4-persons , 60 5-persons , 5 6-persons. Population in 6, Jump to a detailed profile or search site with. Cities: Palm Beach, FL This zip code: 0.
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