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Median list price
$530,000
For-sale active inventory
Price / sq ft
$344
Across active listings
Active inventory
117
On the market right now
Median days on market
52
Well-priced units move faster
✦ Computed live from MIAMI MLS active inventory · refreshed every few hours · updated July 21, 2026
Market pulse
How Sweetwater is trading
Median asking price by month listed, plus how active inventory splits — all live from MIAMI MLS active listings (not closed sales).
Median list price, by month listed
12-mo avg
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
-10.1%
Median list, recent vs. earlier
$547,954
12-month average
117
For-sale listings
What's on the market, by price
Share of active for-sale inventory
Under $500K
48% · 56
$500K – $1M
29% · 34
$1M – $3M
12% · 14
$3M – $10M
9% · 11
$10M+
2% · 2
By the numbers
Inside Sweetwater, by ZIP
Each pocket of Sweetwater trades at its own price and pace — here's how its ZIP codes compare on live for-sale inventory.
The insider read
What Sweetwater actually is
Sweetwater has the most improbable founding story in Miami-Dade. In 1941, a group of little-people circus performers from a traveling circus (the troupe had become stranded in the U.S.) bought land in what was then unincorporated southwest Dade and founded a tiny residential community. They incorporated it as the Town of Sweetwater in 1941. For decades it remained a tiny + obscure community.
For real estate, Sweetwater is an entry-tier-to-mid-tier residential market with strong demand from FIU faculty + medical professionals from the western-Dade healthcare cluster. Median single-family $450K — among the more accessible Miami-Dade single-family markets. Inventory mix is mostly 1960s-1980s ranch + post-2000 newer subdivisions, plus mid-rise condo + apartment density near the FIU + Florida Turnpike + Dolphin Expressway corridor.
The Sweetwater markets
- 1960s-1980s ranch + Mediterranean — the foundational stock, $350-550K.
- Newer subdivisions — $450-700K.
- Mid-rise condos near Dolphin + FIU — $250-450K.
- Townhomes + duplexes — $300-500K.
- Rentals — strong rental demand, including FIU students. $1,800-$3,000.
Live Sweetwater inventory
🏡 Sweetwater Family Homes
3-4 BR single-family — the neighborhood standard.
Home
Home
Home
Home
$630,000
1007 NW 106th Ave Cir, Miami FL 33172 – Residential
106th Ave Cir
- 4 beds
- 3 baths
- 1,962 sqft
Home
Home
🏘️ Sweetwater Townhomes
Townhome + duplex inventory — first-time buyer + investor tier.
Townhouse
Townhouse
$425,000
9135 Fontainebleau Blvd # 7, Miami FL 33172 – Residential
Fontainebleau Blvd
- 3 beds
- 2 baths
- 1,520 sqft
Townhouse
Townhouse
Townhouse
$395,900
10000 NW 9th St Cir # 21, Miami FL 33172 – Residential
9th St Cir
- 2 beds
- 2.5 baths
- 1,520 sqft
Townhouse
$300,000
9371 Fontainebleau Blvd # I204, Miami FL 33172 – Residential
Fontainebleau Blvd
- 2 beds
- 2.5 baths
- 1,415 sqft
🏢 Sweetwater Condos
Mid-rise condos — FIU + Dolphin corridor adjacency.
Luxury Condo
Luxury Condo
Luxury Condo
$300,000
9375 Fontainebleau Blvd # L301, Miami FL 33172 – Residential
Fontainebleau Blvd
- 2 beds
- 2 baths
- 1,502 sqft
Luxury Condo
$435,000
9167 Fontainebleau Blvd # 3, Miami FL 33172 – Residential
Fontainebleau Blvd
- 4 beds
- 2.5 baths
- 1,782 sqft
Luxury Condo
$360,000
9110 Fontainebleau Blvd # 502, Miami FL 33172 – Residential
Fontainebleau Blvd
- 3 beds
- 2 baths
- 1,520 sqft
🏡 Sweetwater Rentals
Under $3K/mo. Apartments + smaller homes — near FIU.
Living in Sweetwater
Yambo Restaurant + Las Tinajas + Fritanga La Nica + multiple fritanga (grilled meat + plantain + cabbage-salsa) spots represent classic home cooking. FIU main campus (Florida International University, ~55K students) is immediately adjacent — the campus’s cultural + employment + student-rental impact is significant. Schools: district public + multiple charter campuses. Getting around: Dolphin Expressway (SR-836) + Florida Turnpike + SW 8th Street are main connectors. Brickell 25 min · Doral 8 min · FIU 5 min · MIA 15 min.
Schools
- Florida International University (FIU) main campus — ~55,000-student R1 public research university immediately adjacent. The campus + employer + student-rental impact is the area’s defining institution.
- Sweetwater Elementary, Tropical Elementary, Country Club Middle — district public.
- Miami Coral Park Senior High + Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High — district public high school options for many Sweetwater addresses.
- Mater Academy + Doral Academy + Somerset Academy charter networks — multiple campuses.
- Belen Jesuit Preparatory (in nearby Westchester) + Saint Brendan Catholic + multiple Catholic + Christian options.
- For academic magnets families apply to TERRA Environmental Research Institute, School for Advanced Studies, MAST Academy.
Getting around
- Dolphin Expressway (SR-836) — primary east-west connector to Brickell + Downtown + Miami Beach.
- Florida Turnpike — north-south Doral + Miami Lakes + Pembroke Pines access.
- SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho / Tamiami Trail) + Palmetto Expressway (SR-826) — secondary connectors.
- FIU 5 min · Doral 8 min · MIA 12-15 min · Brickell 25 min · Coral Gables 15 min · Miami Beach 30-40 min.
- Limited Metrorail/Metromover access; the area is car-dependent.
Sweetwater 2026 market: what we’re watching
- FIU campus growth + faculty/staff demand. FIU continues to expand enrollment + research footprint; faculty + staff + graduate-student housing demand drives steady absorption of Sweetwater single-family + townhome inventory. The 5-minute campus proximity is the durable demand anchor.
- Multi-generational buying. The market sees steady, often multi-generational buying activity.
- Doral + Sweetwater corridor spillover. As Doral pricing rises, Sweetwater + the broader 33172/33174 corridor captures meaningful spillover demand. The corridor-pricing arbitrage is a documented buyer-decision pattern.
- FIU-adjacent newer townhome + condo pipeline. Newer townhome + mid-rise condo deliveries along the Dolphin + FIU corridor continue. Student-rental cash-flow positioning is the investor thesis.
- HOA + roof-replacement + insurance cycle. 1960s-80s single-family + older townhome communities are in the Florida insurance + 4-point-inspection + roof-replacement cycle. Buyers + sellers should price the cycle into negotiations; it’s a real $15-30K+ delta at close.
FAQs
Circus performers really founded it?
Yes — historically documented. The Town was founded in 1941 by circus performers (members of a traveling little-people circus troupe that had become stranded in the U.S.). The founding is part of City of Sweetwater documented history + appears on the Town’s official history materials. The Town’s incorporation history is genuine.
Bitcoin in Sweetwater?
Yes. Title companies in western Dade experienced with BTC closings.
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What the numbers say about living in Sweetwater
Each figure below is live from MIAMI MLS active inventory + FEMA flood data — nothing illustrative.
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Flood reality
About 12% of active for-sale homes here are mapped in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. Confirm a specific home's zone, elevation and insurance before you buy.
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What you'll pay
Median asking price is $530,000 (about $344/sq ft) — -34% vs MCR median.
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What's available
Condominium is the most common home type among the 117 homes for sale right now.
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Renting here
Median asking rent is $2,550/month across 85 active rentals — useful if you're weighing rent vs. buy.
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