Miami-Dade Neighborhoods We Cover

From the bay in Miami Shores to the groves around Homestead, the line covers the whole county. These are the places we hear from most, with a few notes on how rats behave in each.

Coral Gables

George Merrick's planned city, with Mediterranean houses, barrel tile roofs and big shade trees.

Coconut Grove

One of Miami's oldest neighborhoods, under a thick canopy of banyans, palms and fruit trees.

Little Havana

Calle Ocho, older homes, small apartment buildings and busy restaurant strips west of downtown.

Miami Beach

Art Deco buildings, condo towers, restaurant strips and bayfront homes on the barrier island.

Miami Shores

A village of 1920s Mediterranean homes, later ranches, big trees and bayfront streets.

Hialeah

A dense city of block homes, add-on rooms and busy commercial strips northwest of Miami.

Doral

Warehouses, offices and newer subdivisions in a city that incorporated in 2003.

Kendall

Big unincorporated suburbs of ranch homes, canals and shopping centers southwest of Miami.

Pinecrest

A leafy village of big lots, ranch homes and fruit trees, incorporated in 1996.

Homestead

South Dade's farm city near the Redland groves, rebuilt after Hurricane Andrew.