City: Miami
State: Florida
Best Cities Overall Rank: 96
About Miami:
Miami Beach is home to one of the largest snow skiing clubs in the United States.
Miami's health care system was highly ranked in our survey, specifically for the number of hospitals and quality pediatricians there.
County: Miami-Dade
Population: 413,201
Official website for city visitors' bureau/city: Visitors' bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Miami Herald
Miami blogs:
MomsMiami.com
A Mom, a Blog and the Life in Between
Mimai: See it Like a Native
Miami's Facebook page: Follow Miami on Facebook
Miami's Twitter page: Follow Miami on Twitter
Education rank:26
High School graduation rate 2008: 66.6%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 7
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 1.69
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 55
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 13.31
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 264
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 15.80
Total Expenditures Per Student: $12,998
Health rank: 24
Quality children's hospitals: 3
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.72
Quality Pediatricians: 17
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 4.11
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0.33
Safety rank: 95
Violent Crimes, 2008: 5709
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 1,381.65
Sex Offenders: 1211
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 293.077
Economy rank: 96
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 27.60
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 11.19
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 1,347.75
Median Home Sale Price: $198,200
5-Year Home Value Index: -6.20%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 54.62%
Recreation Rank: 94
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 1,198
Parkland per 100,000: 289.93
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