BEFORE IT WAS / THE BACKSTORY
The backstory of South Miami
A settler named Larkins, a railroad stop and a small city on Sunset Drive. Where South Miami came from, and what its homes sold for last month.
BEFORE IT WAS / THE BACKSTORY
A settler named Larkins, a railroad stop and a small city on Sunset Drive. Where South Miami came from, and what its homes sold for last month.
TWO PRICES / SOUTH MIAMI
SOUTH MIAMI AREA · SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES · SEPTEMBER 2026
6.4%
below original asking price, net of seller credits (median)
City of South Miami (County municipal code 9) plus Glenvar Heights, an unincorporated area next to it, matched by its MLS plat name. No Glenvar Heights closing appeared in September 2026 or September 2025, so these figures are the City of South Miami alone. Not the City’s own statistics.
September 2026 numbers are based on MLS data for closings September 1–30, 2026 (September 1–30, 2025 for comparison), retrieved in November 2026. Cities are defined by the County municipal code recorded with each sale. Data is entered in the MLS by listing agents; it is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and may contain errors. Includes all brokerages’ sales, not only ours.
Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) / MIAMI Association of REALTORS® for the period September 1–30, 2026, retrieved in November 2026; compiled by The Fragomeno Group, not by the MLS.
The gap compares the final sale price, less seller credits, with the original list price. Includes sales that closed with no days on market. Past sales do not predict the price of any home. With only 8 sales, one or two homes can move the figure a lot; read it as a snapshot, not a trend.
That is what South Miami homes sold for last month. Here is how South Miami got here.
BEFORE IT WAS SOUTH MIAMI
SOUTH MIAMI TODAY
South Miami is its own city in Miami-Dade County. The 2020 Census counted 12,026 residents. The City’s SoMi Second Saturdays Night Market runs on the second Saturday of the month near SW 73rd Street and SW 58th Avenue; the City’s events page lists November 14 and December 12, 2026.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (via Wikipedia); City of South Miami, events page. Confirm hours before you go.
NOW / WHAT’S HAPPENING
LAST CHECKED: NOVEMBER 6, 2026 · NEWS COVERAGE AND PUBLISHED OFFICIAL PAGES, AUG 7 – NOV 5; PROJECTS, LAST 36 MONTHS. ITEMS MARKED “REPORTED” COME FROM NEWS COVERAGE. COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS ARE DRAWN FROM PUBLISHED REPORTS AND PUBLIC POSTINGS.
SCHOOLS & COLLEGES
Schools are listed by name, as the sources below describe them. We do not rate or rank schools. Public school assignment depends on your address, so confirm it with the district. The Florida Department of Education says it does not verify the data private schools submit, and a listing is not an approval.
Only the South Miami K–8 Center was confirmed on a district page. The other school names and addresses come from third-party listings (SchoolDigger, NeighborhoodScout, Wikipedia). School zones depend on the address and can change; check with the district.
Private schools within about five miles are included because many families drive to school and work across city lines. Distances are measured from the city limits, using the Miami-Dade County municipal boundary map and each school’s street address. The private schools were chosen from Niche’s list of top private schools in Miami-Dade County and are shown in no particular order. Catholic parish schools also come from the Archdiocese of Miami’s Catholic Schools Directory. A listing is not a recommendation, ranking or endorsement; check each school’s own site for current grades and admissions.
Florida Department of Education school grades (2025–26) · Florida private school directory (FLDOE) · Miami-Dade County Public Schools
To see which public school serves an address, use the school locator and enrollment information on the Miami-Dade County Public Schools site. Third-party school ratings and reviews also exist, for example Niche and GreatSchools. We do not produce, endorse or verify them, and they are not a substitute for visiting a school and checking with the district.
YOUR PRICE OPINION
Ask us about South Miami. We’ll send this month’s sales in your neighborhood, and your two prices if you’re thinking of selling.
Sources: University of Miami Libraries, South Miami chronology; City of South Miami, events; Lee & Associates; The Real Deal, South Florida (news reports as linked; proposals are not approvals).
Disclosure: Neighborhood information, not advice. Facts come from the sources named; we take no position on schools or any area, and do not rank them. The photo is credited and does not show a property for sale. The Fragomeno Group is not affiliated with the City of South Miami or Shops at Sunset Place.
Written by Abdallah H. Fragomeno, REALTOR®, The Fragomeno Group at Chez Realty.
AT A GLANCE
A settler named Larkins, a railroad stop and a small city on Sunset Drive. Where South Miami came from, and what its homes sold for last month.
September 2026 MLS data: the median South Miami single-family home sale closed 6.4% below its original list price, net of seller credits, across 8 closed sales. This is a median of past sales and does not predict any home's price.
Monthly. The "What's happening" section covers the last 90 days and "To watch" covers the last 36 months, each item with a dated source. See the last-checked date on the page.