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North Bay VillageCity Guide
Three dredged islands on Biscayne Bay, halfway between Miami and the beach.
North Bay Village did not exist before 1940. Dredges piled bay bottom into three artificial islands — North Bay, Harbor, and Treasure — and the village incorporated in 1945. Today those 525 acres (60% of which are still water) hold about 8,200 residents, the WSVN-TV broadcast tower, and a strip of waterfront condos and restaurants strung along the 79th Street Causeway. See homes for sale in North Bay Village for the current inventory.
Who lives here
The median age is 47.7 and the median household income is around $84,400, with 58.6% of residents born outside the United States — one of the highest foreign-born shares in Miami-Dade. Homeownership sits at roughly 42%; the rest of the housing stock is rentals and short-term-style condos. The mix skews international, multilingual, and bay-oriented: people who want to live on the water without the price tag of Bal Harbour or Brickell.
A village having a moment
For most of the last decade nothing new got built here. That has flipped. Continuum Club & Residences (32 stories, 198 units, Arquitectonica) broke ground in April 2025 on the causeway. Tula Residences on West Drive is the first newly completed condo in over a decade, with closings expected in 2026. Shoma Bay (24 stories, 333 units, with a full grocery component) and Pagani Residences (70 ultra-low-density units, targeting 2027) are next. The village is reshaping itself from a quiet 1950s holdover into a denser, design-forward bay address.
The tradeoff for the price and the waterfront is the school zone and a single causeway in or out — both real, both worth knowing before you buy.
Key Details
What makes North Bay Village special
What to expect
A small island municipality, 0.81 sq mi total and 60% water. Almost all housing is multi-family on the causeway and along the bay; a few single-family streets sit on Treasure Island with names lifted from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel (Cutlass, Buccaneer, Pirates Alley).
Market snapshot
Median home sale price was about $445K in April 2026, at roughly $446 per square foot. Condos range from around $170K for older small units to nearly $6M for new waterfront product. Average days on market is high at ~138, which gives buyers room to negotiate.
The three islands
North Bay Island (the original, 1940) is largely single-family and small low-rise. Harbor Island is dominated by mid- and high-rise condos. Treasure Island is the mixed island — single-family streets, condo lines along the bay, and the village's elementary school.
Waterfront living
There are 4.75 miles of public and private waterfront in 525 acres of land. Pelican Harbor Marina, run by Miami-Dade County, sits off the causeway and gives boaters ocean access via Haulover Inlet to the north or Government Cut to the south. Most condo towers have private docks.
Getting around
One road in and out: the 79th Street (Kennedy) Causeway. Miami Beach is a 5-minute drive east, the Design District and Edgewater are 10–15 minutes west, and Downtown/Brickell sit ~15 minutes south. Walk Score is 57 — some errands work on foot, but most residents drive.
History
The only original dry land here was Broadcast Key, a 5-acre island from which WIOD radio began broadcasting in 1926; WSVN-TV's headquarters still sit on that footprint. In the 1950s and 60s the causeway was a celebrity nightlife strip — Sinatra and Judy Garland came through, and Dean Martin opened a club called Dino's here.
Schools
Treasure Island Elementary (PK–5) serves the village; it currently rates 2/10 on GreatSchools and B on Niche, so families with school-age kids often weigh private options or Miami Beach magnet seats. Feeder pattern continues to Nautilus Middle (IB/STEAM) and Miami Beach Senior High.
Safety & climate
The village runs its own police department and the single-causeway geography keeps through-traffic low; reported crime is well under Miami-Dade averages. The flip side of bayfront living is exposure to king-tide flooding and hurricane storm surge, which newer towers are built to current code to handle.
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Market Intelligence
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Frequently Asked Questions
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