Model City, which includes Liberty City and Liberty Square, is mostly zoned for Miami Northwestern Senior High, an A school in 2026.
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.
Model City is the City of Miami NET area west of Interstate 95 and north of the Airport Expressway. OpenStreetMap places the Liberty City neighborhood and the Liberty Square public housing development inside it, and its largest park, Charles Hadley Park, covers about 29 acres.
What this means for you
- Zoned high school: Miami Northwestern Senior High for about 80% of addresses, an A school in Florida’s 2026 grades. Check yours with the district’s School Locator.
- Home value: $426,496 in ZIP 33142 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Nearest Metrorail: none inside the area; Allapattah station is about 1.4 miles by road from its middle.
Part of our Miami neighborhoods guide.
Where it is
On the city’s NET map, Model City runs roughly from the Airport Expressway (State Road 112) north to 71st Street, reaching 79th Street in places, with Interstate 95 on the east and about Northwest 19th Avenue on the west, toward the unincorporated communities of Brownsville and Gladeview. Little Haiti is across I-95 and Allapattah is across the expressway to the south.
The city’s neighborhoods layer names six places inside it: Liberty Square, King Heights, Orchard Villa, Flora Park, Hadley Park and Northwestern Estates.
Miami-Dade County’s address data puts about 43% of the area’s address points in ZIP code 33142, about a third in 33127 and the rest in 33150 and 33147.
Schools
How the area’s county address points fall in Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ attendance boundary maps, with each school’s 2026 grade from the Florida Department of Education. The percentage in parentheses is the share of possible points the school earned.
| Level | School | Share of addresses | 2026 grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Lenora Braynon Smith Elementary, 4700 NW 12th Ave. (report card) | 31% | B (55%) |
| Elementary | Orchard Villa Elementary, 5720 NW 13th Ave. (report card) | 21% | A (65%) |
| Elementary | Holmes Elementary, 1175 NW 67th St. (report card) | 16% | B (56%) |
| Elementary | Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary, 2000 NW 46th St. (report card) | 15% | A (73%) |
| Elementary | Olinda Elementary, 5536 NW 21st Ave. (report card) | 7% | A (62%) |
| Elementary | Liberty City Elementary, 1855 NW 71st St. (report card) | 5% | A (67%) |
| Middle | Georgia Jones-Ayers Middle, 1331 NW 46th St. (report card) | 46% | B (61%) |
| Middle | Brownsville Middle, 4899 NW 24th Ave. (report card) | 44% | B (62%) |
| Middle | Jose de Diego Middle, 3100 NW Fifth Ave. (report card) | 6% | B (60%) |
| Middle | Madison Middle, 3400 NW 87th St. (report card) | 4% | B (61%) |
| High | Miami Northwestern Senior High, 1100 NW 71st St. (report card) | 80% | A (66%) |
| High | Miami Jackson Senior High, 1751 NW 36th St. (report card) | 20% | B (61%) |
On the district’s attendance map, the Lenora Braynon Smith zone is drawn as a K-8 zone shared with Georgia Jones-Ayers. Every elementary zone here earned an A or B in 2026. 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, not just this area. Zillow files 33142 under Brownsville and 33147 under West Little River, neighboring communities, because those ZIP codes cross the city line.
| ZIP code | Share of area addresses | Typical value, Aug. 2026 | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33142 | 43% | $426,496 | 0.0% |
| 33127 | 32% | $529,035 | up 1.9% |
| 33150 | 15% | $451,314 | up 0.1% |
| 33147 | 11% | $443,974 | up 1.9% |
The citywide Miami figure was $580,866 in August 2026, up 0.8% on the year. More in our home prices guide.
Parks
From the city’s parks layer, inside the area:
- Charles Hadley Park, 1455 NW 46th St., about 29 acres.
- Belafonte-Tacolcy Park, 6161 NW Ninth Ave., about 3 acres.
- African Square Park, 1466 NW 62nd St.
- Simonhoff Park, 1850 NW 54th St.
- Crestwood Park, Northwest 11th Avenue at Northwest 48th Street.
- Alonzo Kelly Park, 1455 NW 67th St.
More in our parks and trails guide.
Getting around
- Metrorail: no station inside the area. Allapattah station is about 1.4 miles by road from its middle.
- Metrobus: routes 12, 17, 21, 54, 62, 77, 79, 279 and 401 stop inside the area, on Miami-Dade Transit’s schedule data. Routes 21 and 77 run to downtown.
- Free trolley: the City of Miami Trolley’s Liberty City route stops here.
- Downtown Miami (Government Center): about 5.7 miles by road from the middle of the area. Miami International Airport: about 5.7 miles.
- Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine; they are distances, not drive times.
More in our getting around guide.
Groceries and everyday stores
OpenStreetMap lists one supermarket inside the area, Winn-Dixie at 1150 NW 54th St., and no pharmacy. Pharmacies listed in neighboring areas include Walgreens, 161 NE 54th St., in Little Haiti, and Walgreens, 1695 NW 20th St., in Allapattah.
How we drew this area
This page uses the Model City 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. 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
Is Liberty City the same as Model City?
Model City is the name of the City of Miami’s NET service area. OpenStreetMap places Liberty City and Liberty Square inside it, and the city’s neighborhoods layer lists Liberty Square, King Heights, Orchard Villa, Flora Park, Hadley Park and Northwestern Estates within it.
What high school is Model City zoned for?
About 80% of the area’s county address points are zoned for Miami Northwestern Senior High, an A school in Florida’s 2026 grades; the rest are zoned for Miami Jackson Senior High, a B school.
What ZIP codes are in Model City?
Mainly 33142 and 33127, with parts in 33150 and 33147. Zillow’s typical home value in 33142 was $426,496 in August 2026.
Is Model City a good place to live?
Here are the facts. Model City has Charles Hadley Park, about 29 acres, nine Metrobus routes and the city’s free Liberty City trolley. Most addresses are zoned for Miami Northwestern Senior High, an A school in 2026, and the typical home value in ZIP 33142 was $426,496 in August 2026, according to Zillow.
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