Upper Eastside, Miami: homes, schools, parks and commute

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.

The Upper Eastside is the City of Miami NET area along Biscayne Bay north of the Julia Tuttle Causeway, with Biscayne Boulevard running up its middle to the city line at Miami Shores. The city’s neighborhoods layer divides it into 13 named neighborhoods, from Bayside and Morningside on the water to Shorecrest at its northern end.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Miami Edison Senior High for about 85% of addresses, a C school in Florida’s 2026 grades; the rest go to Booker T. Washington Senior High. Check yours with the district’s School Locator.
• Home value: $807,740 in ZIP 33138 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest Metrorail: none nearby; the closest station, Allapattah, is about 4.8 miles by road. Biscayne Boulevard buses run downtown.

Part of our Miami neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

On the city’s NET map, the Upper Eastside runs from about the Julia Tuttle Causeway and Northeast 36th Street north to the city line near Northeast 87th Street, between Biscayne Bay on the east and Northeast Fourth Avenue and Fourth Court on the west. Little Haiti is to the west and Wynwood/Edgewater to the south.

The city’s neighborhoods layer names 13 places inside it: Bayside, Baypoint, Belle Island, Belle Meade, Belle Meade West, Haynesworth, Legion Park, Magnolia Park, Morningside, Palm Bay, Palm Grove, Pelican Harbor and Shorecrest.

Miami-Dade County’s address data puts about 74% of the area’s address points in ZIP code 33138 and the rest in 33137.

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.

The state lists Morningside under the name Morningside K-8 Academy. “I” means the state listed Booker T. Washington’s 2026 grade as incomplete. Check the exact address with the School Locator. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 33138 was $807,740 in August 2026, up 5.7% from $764,475 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. In 33137, which covers the southern part of the area, it was $675,991, up 1.2%. 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. The citywide Miami figure was $580,866, up 0.8% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Parks

From the city’s parks layer, inside the area:

• Morningside Park, 5215 NE Seventh Ave., about 38 acres on the bay.
• Legion Memorial Park, 6447 NE Seventh Ave., about 13 acres.
• Eaton Park, 460 NE 61st St.
• Albert Pallot Park, 3805 NE Sixth Ave.
• Baywood Park, 760 NE 69th St.
• Manatee Bend Park, 465 NE 77th Street Road.
• Belle Meade Park, 768 NE 77th St.
• Pelican Island and the Morningside and Legion picnic islands in Biscayne Bay.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Metrorail: none inside or near the area. Allapattah station is about 4.8 miles by road from its middle.
• Metrobus: routes 3, 16, 54, 62, 79, 103, 203 and 279 stop inside the area, on Miami-Dade Transit’s schedule data. Routes 3 and 203 run on Biscayne Boulevard to downtown.
• Free trolley: the City of Miami Trolley’s Little Haiti route stops here.
• Downtown Miami (Government Center): about 5.7 miles by road from the middle of the area. Miami International Airport: about 9.3 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

From OpenStreetMap, inside the area:

• Publix, 4870 Biscayne Blvd.
• Sabor Tropical Supermarket, 8000 NE Fifth Court
• CVS Pharmacy, 4800 Biscayne Blvd. and 591 NE 79th St.

How we drew this area

This page uses the Upper Eastside 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 part of the bay. 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 neighborhoods are in Miami’s Upper Eastside?

The City of Miami’s neighborhoods layer lists Morningside, Bayside, Belle Meade, Belle Meade West, Belle Island, Baypoint, Magnolia Park, Legion Park, Palm Grove, Palm Bay, Pelican Harbor, Shorecrest and Haynesworth inside the Upper Eastside NET area.

What schools is the Upper Eastside zoned for?

Every county address point is zoned for Horace Mann Middle (B in 2026). About 85% are zoned for Miami Edison Senior High (C) and 15% for Booker T. Washington Senior High. All three elementary zones, led by Morningside K-8 Center, earned an A.

What ZIP code is the Upper Eastside?

Mostly 33138, with the southern part in 33137. Zillow’s typical home value in 33138 was $807,740 in August 2026, up from $764,475 a year earlier.

Is the Upper Eastside a good place to live?

Here are the facts. The Upper Eastside runs along Biscayne Bay with parks including the 38-acre Morningside Park and Legion Memorial Park. All of its elementary zones earned an A in 2026, and it has no Metrorail station; eight Metrobus routes serve it.