Housing in Downtown/Brickell at a glance
- Population
- about 63,823
- Housing units
- about 46,152
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $619,000Miami: $518,100 (+19%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,710 a monthMiami: $1,758 (+54%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 30.5%Miami: 30.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 13.1%
- Median year built
- 2006
Downtown/Brickell stands out for how recent it is. Pre-1980 homes are only 13.1% of the total, the lowest share among the 10 sectors, while the middle home went up in 2006. Rents follow that newness: $2,710, the highest figure in the city and 54% above the Miami level, with Wynwood/Edgewater close behind at $2,620. Allapattah renters pay $1,480 and Little Havana renters $1,490, so the older neighbours cost far less to rent. Owner estimates are less extreme, at $619,000, which ranks 3rd and sits 19% above the city. Renters clearly dominate, with 24,444 households renting against 10,740 that own, and an owner share of 30.5% that lands almost exactly on Miami's 30.8%. Everything here points to a recent rental market, and the sector lies toward the south-east of the city, far from the older core that Little Havana represents, where 66.7% of homes predate 1980.
Questions about Downtown/Brickell
What is the median home value in Downtown/Brickell, Miami?
$619,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $518,100 for Miami as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Downtown/Brickell?
$2,710 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,758 in Miami (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Downtown/Brickell own or rent?
Most rent: 30.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 30.8% in Miami (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 26 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Downtown/Brickell is one of the 10 most populous of 11 NET (neighborhood enhancement team) areas of Miami: estimated population about 63,823 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Miami GIS, NET Areas, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Miami as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Downtown/Brickell
The closest sectors of Miami, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Miami
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Downtown/Brickell. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Downtown/Brickell? Ask for your spot.