Miami-Dade County

Miami Shores

Miami Shores is an incorporated village in Miami-Dade County with locally designated historic homes. Ordinary construction permits begin with the Building Department, while renovation or rehabilitation of a structure listed on the village historic register can also go to the Historic Preservation Board.

Type: Village
County: Miami-Dade
Population: 11,669

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 18.4893 mills for Miami-Dade County. Census GEOID: 1245175.

Local front desk

A historic-property review is not the building permit.

Use the Building Department FAQ to decide whether the work needs a permit and to reach the CSS filing route. If the property is on the village historic register, use Planning, Zoning and Resiliency for the Certificate of Appropriateness form and board calendar. Confirm the designation before treating an older-looking home as a historic property.

Local government

Miami Shores building permits The village permit FAQ for covered work, application steps, the CSS portal, forms, review timing, and inspections. Miami Shores historic review Village forms and deadlines for historic designation and a Historic Preservation Board Certificate of Appropriateness.

Property and records

Property appraiser Parcel records, assessed value, exemptions, and taxable value. Tax collector Tax bills, payments, discounts, deferrals, and delinquent-tax questions. Clerk and recorder Deeds, mortgages, official records, court files, and recorded documents.

People and safety

Supervisor of Elections Voter registration, precincts, ballots, and county election information. Emergency management Local alerts, evacuation information, shelters, and storm instructions. School district Enrollment, calendars, district contacts, and the address-based assignment path.

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Local profile checked August 12, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.

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Address, home, and local records

Home and local tasks in Miami Shores

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Address and ZIP

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Property tax

Miami-Dade County tax planning

The November 2025 county planning row is 18.4893 mills, about $1,849 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.

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Storm planning

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Permits and records

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Address changes

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Notes about Miami Shores

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Home and property

Miami Shores historic homes keep the bay village scale

Miami Shores grew from a Biscayne Bay settlement into a planned village, and locally designated homes add a historic-review step to ordinary permitting.

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Around Miami Shores

Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.

Biscayne Park Miami-Dade County - about 1 mile away El Portal Miami-Dade County - about 1 mile away North Bay Village Miami-Dade County - about 2 miles away Pinewood Miami-Dade County - about 2 miles away North Miami Miami-Dade County - about 2 miles away Indian Creek Miami-Dade County - about 3 miles away Bay Harbor Islands Miami-Dade County - about 3 miles away Surfside Miami-Dade County - about 3 miles away

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Data and page limits

Last checked July 26, 2026. Place names, county coverage, GEOIDs, coordinates, and population labels come from the Census sources in the Florida place data used by this site. County tax planning rows use Florida Revenue November 2025 millage data. The local front desk is a reviewed profile of the city and county split, checked August 12, 2026. Direct note relationships and contextual note paths are kept separate. Parcel values, exemptions, permits, school assignments, storm instructions, utility service, private rules, and final bills still depend on the exact address and the official office or document.

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