A town of 5,631, settled in 1935. A typical home worth about $1.35M.
The 3 things Surfside does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Surfside. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Surfside home is worth about $1,352,000, up 9.7% in a year, 260% above the Florida typical home.
2.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 2. Surfside Park | — | 1 |
Most working residents leave Surfside for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Miami (20%), Miami Beach (9%) and Fort Lauderdale (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Surfside beats the Florida average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Surfside | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 12.7% |
| Fewer smokers | 8.7% | 12.4% |
The public schools Surfside’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shul's Child Enrichment Center Private | PK–K | 199 |
Surfside has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 61°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Surfside's reported crime rate is well above Florida's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Surfside is a primarily residential beachside community, with several multistory condominium buildings adjacent to Surfside Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The town is bordered on the south by the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, on the north by Bal Harbour, on the west by Biscayne Bay, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. It also serves as part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 5,689 as of the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Surfside.