Downtown/Brickell has two Metrorail stations and the free Metromover; ZIP 33131's typical home value was $584,613 in August 2026, down 1.8%.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of Miami’s NET areas layer, neighborhoods layer and parks layer, Miami-Dade County’s open data (address points and school attendance boundaries), the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, Zillow Research, Miami-Dade Transit’s published schedule data and OpenStreetMap.
Downtown/Brickell is the City of Miami NET area that covers the central business district, the Brickell financial district south of the Miami River and the city’s islands in Biscayne Bay: Brickell Key, Watson Island, PortMiami, Virginia Key and two of the Venetian Causeway islands. Most homes here are in high-rise condo and apartment towers.
What this means for you
- Zoned high school: Booker T. Washington Senior High for about 74% of address points; the state listed its 2026 grade as incomplete. Check yours with the district’s School Locator.
- Home value: $584,613 in ZIP 33131 (Brickell) in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Nearest Metrorail: Government Center and Brickell stations are inside the area, and the free Metromover loops through it.
Part of our Miami neighborhoods guide.
Where it is
On the city’s NET map, the mainland part runs from about the Venetian Causeway and Northeast 17th Terrace in the north to the Rickenbacker Causeway and Southwest 26th Road in the south, between Biscayne Bay on the east and Interstate 95 and the Miami River on the west. Overtown and Little Havana are to the west, Wynwood/Edgewater to the north and Coconut Grove to the south.
The city’s neighborhoods layer names 20 places inside it, including the CBD, Government Center, Bayfront, Riverfront, Parkwest, Omni/PAC, Bicentennial Park, Miami Avenue, Brickell Village, the Brickell Business District, the Brickell Residential District, West Brickell, Brickell Key, Watson Island, the Port of Miami, Virginia Key, San Marco Island and Biscayne Island.
The main ZIP codes are 33131 (Brickell), 33132, 33130 and 33129. A few addresses are in 33128, and the two Venetian Causeway islands are in 33139, a Miami Beach ZIP code.
Schools
Most homes here are in towers, and the county’s address layer has one point per building, so these shares count buildings, not households. Each school’s 2026 grade is from the Florida Department of Education; the percentage in parentheses is the share of possible points it earned.
| Level | School | Share of addresses | 2026 grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Frederick Douglass Elementary, 314 NW 12th St. (report card) | 50% | B (60%) |
| Elementary | Southside Elementary, 45 SW 13th St. (report card) | 27% | A (65%) |
| Elementary | Coral Way K-8 Center, 1950 SW 13th Ave. (report card) | 15% | A (69%) |
| Elementary | North Beach Elementary, 4100 Prairie Ave., Miami Beach (report card) | 6% | A (70%) |
| Middle | Jose de Diego Middle, 3100 NW Fifth Ave. (report card) | 47% | B (60%) |
| Middle | Shenandoah Middle, 1950 SW 19th St. (report card) | 41% | B (58%) |
| Middle | Nautilus Middle, 4301 N. Michigan Ave., Miami Beach (report card) | 10% | A (65%) |
| High | Booker T. Washington Senior High, 1200 NW Sixth Ave. (report card) | 74% | I (incomplete) |
| High | Miami Senior High, 2450 SW First St. (report card) | 15% | A (68%) |
| High | Miami Beach Senior High, 2231 Prairie Ave., Miami Beach (report card) | 10% | B (60%) |
The Venetian Causeway islands are zoned for the Miami Beach schools. The state lists Southside’s 2026 grade under the name Southside Preparatory Academy. Check the exact address with the School Locator. More in our schools guide.
Home values
From the Zillow Home Value Index for the ZIP codes that cover the area. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family homes and condos together, not a sale price, and each figure covers the whole ZIP code.
| ZIP code | Share of area addresses | Typical value, Aug. 2026 | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33132 | 29% | $513,694 | down 1.7% |
| 33130 | 23% | $511,238 | down 1.2% |
| 33131 | 20% | $584,613 | down 1.8% |
| 33129 | 15% | $693,666 | down 0.5% |
| 33139 | 6% | $464,044 | 0.0% |
| 33128 | 5% | $433,368 | down 2.1% |
All four main ZIP codes were lower than a year earlier, while the citywide Miami figure was $580,866, up 0.8%. More in our home prices guide.
Parks
From the city’s parks layer, inside the area:
- Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd., about 30 acres on the bay.
- Museum Park, 1075 Biscayne Blvd., about 32 acres.
- Simpson Park, 85 SW 17th Road, about 8 acres.
- Brickell Park, 501 Brickell Ave.
- Southside Park, 140 SW 11th St.
- Miami Circle Park, on the Riverwalk at Brickell Point.
- The Miami Baywalk and Miami River Greenway segments along the water.
- Watson Island, 1050 MacArthur Causeway.
- Virginia Key Beach Park, 3861 Rickenbacker Causeway, about 625 acres, and Hobie Island Beach Park on the Rickenbacker Causeway.
More in our parks and trails guide.
Getting around
- Metrorail: Government Center and Brickell stations are inside the area, on Miami-Dade Transit’s schedule data. Government Center is about 0.7 miles by road from the middle of the area.
- Metromover: the inner loop and the Omni and Brickell loops run through the area.
- Metrobus: 26 routes stop inside the area, including routes 3, 8, 11, 24, 26 (Key Biscayne), 100 and 101 (Miami Beach) and 400.
- Free trolley: the City of Miami Trolley’s Brickell, Biscayne, Coral Way, Little Havana, Wynwood and Allapattah routes stop here.
- Miami International Airport: about 7.3 miles by road, measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine. It is a distance, not a drive time.
More in our getting around guide.
Groceries and everyday stores
From OpenStreetMap, inside the area:
- Whole Foods Market, 299 SE Third Ave.
- Publix, 911 SW First Ave.; 134 SW 13th St.; and 311 SW Seventh St.
- CVS Pharmacy, 888 Biscayne Blvd.; 200 N. Biscayne Blvd.; and 227 SW Eighth St.
How we drew this area
This page uses the Downtown/Brickell outline on the City of Miami’s NET areas layer. The city’s outlines are drawn for service districts, so they are coarse at the edges and take in open water. Address shares and school zones come from every Miami-Dade County address point inside it, matched to the county’s attendance boundary layers on Oct. 10, 2026. Store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Frequently asked questions
What high school is downtown Miami and Brickell zoned for?
On Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary layer, about 74% of the area’s address points are zoned for Booker T. Washington Senior High, 15% for Miami Senior High and 10%, on the Venetian Causeway islands, for Miami Beach Senior High.
What ZIP codes cover downtown Miami and Brickell?
Mainly 33131, 33132, 33130 and 33129. Zillow’s typical home values in August 2026 were $584,613 in 33131, $513,694 in 33132, $511,238 in 33130 and $693,666 in 33129.
Is the Metromover free?
Yes. Metromover’s inner loop and its Omni and Brickell loops run through the area at no fare; our getting around guide has the details.
Is Brickell a good place to live?
Here are the facts. The Downtown/Brickell NET area has two Metrorail stations, the Metromover, more than 25 Metrobus routes and parks including Bayfront Park, Museum Park and Simpson Park. Typical home values in its main ZIP codes ranged from $511,238 to $693,666 in August 2026, according to Zillow.
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