Does it flood? Miami neighborhoods
Neighborhood-by-neighborhood flood facts for the City of Miami: how much of each neighborhood FEMA maps in high-risk flood zones, and how many National Flood Insurance Program claims are on record. Sorted by claims on record. New neighborhoods are added regularly.
Broad areas
Common names that cover several official neighborhoods. Each page states which neighborhoods it combines.
| Area | Area in FEMA high-risk zones | NFIP claims on record | Paid (nominal) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut Grove | 18% | 544 | $27,998,649 |
| Upper East Side | 60% | 412 | $5,644,117 |
| Brickell | 68% | 217 | $9,443,102 |
| Little Havana | 56% | 138 | $2,082,961 |
| Downtown Miami | 60% | 132 | $2,440,711 |
Neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Area in FEMA high-risk zones | NFIP claims on record | Paid (nominal) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Isle | 100% | 579 | $20,111,497 |
| Flagami | 11% | 436 | $4,087,640 |
| Melrose | 92% | 319 | $3,591,387 |
| South Grove Bayside | 48% | 297 | $20,353,005 |
| North Grapeland Heights | 100% | 268 | $2,980,131 |
| Le Jeune Gardens | 91% | 172 | $8,507,673 |
| Shorecrest | 78% | 171 | $1,638,192 |
| Belle Meade | 91% | 144 | $2,568,516 |
| East Little Havana | 62% | 115 | $1,973,114 |
| Brickell Business District | 98% | 110 | $5,702,423 |
| Grove Center | 48% | 101 | $4,451,545 |
| South Grapeland Heights | 54% | 95 | $789,475 |
| South Sewell Park | 55% | 90 | $706,787 |
| South Grove | 2.3% | 85 | $3,005,457 |
| Biscayne Island | 100% | 82 | $1,145,262 |
| Edgewater | 42% | 79 | $1,481,003 |
| North Sewell Park | 87% | 72 | $1,283,696 |
| Curtis Park | 100% | 64 | $686,443 |
| CBD | 31% | 59 | $1,005,284 |
| Santa Clara | 19% | 48 | $247,683 |
| Morningside | 56% | 48 | $543,776 |
| Baypoint | 57% | 44 | $429,343 |
| Douglas Park | 0.7% | 43 | $519,245 |
| Citrus Grove | 2.3% | 41 | $142,443 |
| Spring Garden | 99% | 37 | $321,289 |
| Brickell Residential District | 54% | 34 | $2,628,914 |
| Bayside | 66% | 33 | $665,434 |
| Haynesworth | 98% | 28 | $331,401 |
| Lemon City/Little Haiti | 2.5% | 26 | $150,934 |
| Orange Bowl | 65% | 26 | $727,436 |
| Bird Grove East | 0.0% | 25 | $136,293 |
| Silver Bluff | 0.0% | 25 | $153,491 |
| Civic Center | 51% | 20 | $531,686 |
| Old San Juan | 11% | 19 | $337,904 |
| Little River Central | 16% | 19 | $307,184 |
| Parkwest | 9.8% | 19 | $764,981 |
| Edison | 21% | 18 | $59,363 |
| Roads | 1.9% | 18 | $176,328 |
| West Brickell | 30% | 18 | $301,076 |
| Shenandoah North | 0.0% | 18 | $58,369 |
| Shenandoah South | 0.0% | 18 | $95,047 |
| Brickell Key | 100% | 17 | $124,042 |
| Midtown | 0.0% | 15 | $331,349 |
| Latin Quarter | 25% | 15 | $56,056 |
Claim counts depend on how many insured buildings a neighborhood has, so a dense area can show more claims than a sparser one. Past claims do not predict future flooding. Check the exact address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
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