The City of West Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with a population of just over 8,000. The city is only three-quarters of a square mile, and is nestled between Tamiami Trail and Coral Way. It is surrounded by its larger neighbors, Coral Gables and Miami.
On April 7, 1947 the city was incorporated by four businessmen, along with a group of residents, who decided they didn’t want to lose their extended cocktail hours and gambling rooms that Miami-Dade County wanted to reduce and ban. However, these businessmen weren’t the only ones that contributed to the birth of the city. Towards the end of World War II, when Florida was beginning to develop, land was being given away by the government as an incentive for people to settle there. Many soldiers returning from the war took advantage of the free lots and built their homes in West Miami.
Since its modest beginnings, West Miami has maintained a high standard for residential and business community. It was recently selected as the 9th safest city to live in, in the entire state of Florida. West Miami benefits from Miami-Dade County’s participation in the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact, which was formed to address climate change and sea level rise through a multi-faceted approach of mitigation and adaptation.
