Name: Sunny Isles Beach, FL statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Sunny Isles Beach

Miami-Dade County loses about 18.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in67,097

Moved out107,355

Net−40,258

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Broward County, FL16,82129,098−12,277

Palm Beach County, FL2,6344,446−1,812

Lee County, FL1,1613,807−2,646

Orange County, FL1,5243,362−1,838

Hillsborough County, FL1,2462,603−1,357

New York County, NY2,031

Polk County, FL1,965

Harris County, TX1,898

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals

45%52%

Leavers

59%40%

Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$127K

Leavers$78K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Miami-Dade County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 9.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Miami-Dade County report $127,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $78,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $83,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $2,096 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,113 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $549,100.
Getting to work: 33 minutes each way on average; 23.9% work from home; 3.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Fort Lee, NJ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
9.7%
70% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.1%
7% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-18.7
below the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Sunny Isles Beach	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	9.7%	70% above
Moved from another state1	2.1%	7% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	-18.7	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$127,200	80% above
Income of households moving out8County figure	$78,108	11% above

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 40.6% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Sunny Isles Beach40.6%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$83,840

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

40.6%

99% above the median place

Home price to income

8.9x

133% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

41%

well over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$34,900

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Sunny Isles Beach, $2,096 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Sunny Isles Beach, but easier on the budget

Places that match Sunny Isles Beach on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Fort Lee, NJ	60	25.4% vs 40.6%	$41,300	Compare
Guttenberg, NJ	54	26.6% vs 40.6%	$18,000	Compare
Arcadia, CA	53	23.2% vs 40.6%	$50,800	Compare
Monterey Park, CA	50	27.7% vs 40.6%	$23,300	Compare

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Vacant homes1
48.0%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Renters paying 30%+1
67.0%
32% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,113
66% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Sunny Isles Beach	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$2,096	54% above
Rent to income1	40.6%	99% above
Property tax rate1	1.1%	20% above
Home price to income1	8.9x	133% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	114.2	13% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,564	59% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$89,800	16% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$5,989	83% above
Median home value1	$549,100	72% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	2.8%	13% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	79.5%	54% above
Homeownership1	54.2%	18% below
Renters paying 30%+1	67.0%	32% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$3,113	66% above
Vacant homes1	48.0%	above (median 7.1%)
Median year built1	1983	0% above

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 97.9 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 99% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the highest of 474 Florida places we track.

Mean commute1
33 min
33% above the median place
Works from home1
23.9%
92% above the median place
Income per person1
$59,467
48% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Commutes by transit3.3% 3.9×

Median household income$61,921 −23%

Poverty rate14.3% +33%

Unemployment4.6% −6%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Sunny Isles Beach	Vs median
Median household income1	$61,921	23% below
Income per person1	$59,467	48% above
Unemployment1	4.6%	6% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$81,818	24% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	5.4%	46% above
Jobs6County figure	1,276,535	above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1	14.3%	33% above
Mean commute1	33 min	33% above
Works from home1	23.9%	92% above
Commutes by transit1	3.3%	286% above

Who lives here

Born abroad is 65.7%, above the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
65.7%
above the median place (median 8.8%)
Median age1
47.5
22% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
12% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher53.2% +66%

Homes with broadband90.0% −3%

No health insurance8.6% +34%

High school or higher94.3% +2%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Sunny Isles Beach	Vs median
Population1	22,437	2082nd largest
Population change since 20207	0.2%	80% below
Median age1	47.5	22% above
Bachelor's or higher1	53.2%	66% above
High school or higher1	94.3%	2% above
Household size1	2.2	12% below
Born abroad1	65.7%	above (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1	8.6%	34% above
Homes with broadband1	90.0%	3% below

Life in Sunny Isles Beach

The nearest National Park Service site is Biscayne National Park, about 30 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1997. 194 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents11.1 +10%

Playgrounds per 10k6.2 −34%

Grocery stores per 10k1.8 −16%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k19.2 +72%

Libraries per 10k0.5 −48%

Named paths and bike trails2 km +20%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi97.9 466.3×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Biscayne National Park 30 miles
Everglades National Park 56 miles
Big Cypress National Preserve 60 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.2 +7%

Shops39.5 +30%

Arts, recreation and fitness5.9 +44%

Doctors' offices and clinics33.8 +67%

Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools14
1
89% below the median place
Public school students14
1,729
65% below the median place
Students per teacher14
18.8
22% above the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Sunny Isles Beach	Vs median
Public schools14	1	89% below
Public school students14	1,729	65% below
Students per teacher14	18.8	22% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	22.2	7% above
Shops per 10k9County figure	39.5	30% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	5.9	44% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	33.8	67% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	2.8	22% above
Parks per 10k10	11.1	10% above
Playgrounds per 10k10	6.2	34% below
Grocery stores per 10k10	1.8	16% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	19.2	72% above
Libraries per 10k10	0.5	48% below
Named paths and bike trails10	2.4	20% above
Transit stops per sq mi10	97.9	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site11	30.4	1% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11	3	50% above
National Register listings12County figure	194	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 87, 55% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

55% below the median place

Property crime per 100k

793

35% below the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low15
58°F
128% above the median place
Average temperature15
76°F
39% above the median place
Hurricane risk16
100.0
41% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Sunny Isles Beach	Vs median
July average high15County figure	91°F	5% above
January average low15County figure	58°F	128% above
Average temperature15County figure	76°F	39% above
Annual precipitation15County figure	57.5 in	31% above
Natural hazard risk16County figure	99.6	8% above
Hurricane risk16County figure	100.0	41% above
Tornado risk16County figure	98.7	21% above
Wildfire risk16County figure	96.8	58% above
Heat wave risk16County figure	99.3	10% above
Median air quality index17County figure	47	9% above
Good air days17County figure	56.4%	18% below

How it is changing

Population change slowed in the latest estimate: -1.3% from 2024 to 2025, against +0.5% a year before that.

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 34.9% to 40.6% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 30.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 11.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 52.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 0.6% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$34,800

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 4% of places

Pay vs rent

-3.1 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 14% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+5.7 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (34.9% to 40.6%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+11%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Sunny Isles Beach in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 42% of the median income in 2030, up from 41% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Sunny Isles Beach does better than 1% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 64%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$2,096/mo (2024)	$2,690/mo	$2,210 to $3,280/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$61,921 (2024)	$78,000	$65,500 to $92,000	+3.9%
Median home value	$549,100 (2024)	$795,000	$577,000 to $1,095,000	+6.4%
Population	22,395 (2025)	22,740	21,810 to 23,710	+0.3%

The median home would be worth 10.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Sunny Isles Beach

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
North Bay Village, FL	$2,157	$84,405	Compare
Wrightwood, CA	$1,833	$74,332	Compare
Miami Beach, FL	$1,826	$72,856	Compare
South Patrick Shores, FL	$2,054	$85,660	Compare

Nearby

Compare Sunny Isles Beach with

Places built like Sunny Isles Beach

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Sunny Isles Beach performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Sunny Isles Beach, FL	40.6%	2.3%/yr	0.2%
North Bay Village, FL	30.7%	6.2%/yr	-0.7%	Compare
Aventura, FL	33.8%	6.9%/yr	-0.9%	Compare
Hallandale Beach, FL	37.9%	6.0%/yr	3.6%	Compare
Fort Lee, NJ	25.4%	5.1%/yr	0.4%	Compare
West Miami, FL	43.3%	4.2%/yr	-1.6%	Compare
Miami Beach, FL	30.1%	6.2%/yr	-1.6%	Compare

Common questions

Is Sunny Isles Beach a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 30 out of 100, better than 30% of the places we rate and 213th of 474 in Florida. The median home costs 8.9 years of the median household's income, more than in 98% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 1 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sunny Isles Beach expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 40.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $549,100.

What salary do you need to live in Sunny Isles Beach?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $83,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Sunny Isles Beach safe?

There were 87 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Sunny Isles Beach?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are North Bay Village, FL, Wrightwood, CA, Miami Beach, FL and South Patrick Shores, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Sunny Isles Beach with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sunny Isles Beach itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sunny-isles-beach-florida

Citytistics. “Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sunny-isles-beach-florida/

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