El Portal, FL Real Estate

Median Income $36,410

Median Age 37.55

Population 29,110

	Median Temperature
	January	HI 73°	LO 62°	July	HI 87°	LO 78°

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El Portal is a small, diverse village between Miami Shores and Miami. It was incorporated in 1937, by residents eager for strict zoning that would ensure neatness. Originally separated into three small subdivisions of Sherwood Forest, El Jardine and El Portal, the communities were merged into the Village of El Portal. Its borders include 91st Street on the north, 85th Street on the south, Northeast Fifth Avenue on the east and Northwest Fifth Avenue on the west.

The village's name is derived from the Spanish word puerta, or gate, after two huge wooden gates on Northeast Second Avenue that were taken down in the 1940s. El Portal is mostly a two bedroom home community, with 62.4 percent of the houses built between 1940 to 1959. On street after street, single-story houses sit on small, well-kept properties. Village officials promote "the El Portal Beautification Project" to motivate homeowners to maintain their homes and yards.

Residents can take part in annual town events like the Fourth of July celebration and Mary's Angels, a charity walk for cancer victims in October. The village was also designated as a bird sanctuary by the state for more than 50 years, which means that the birds and trees cannot be harmed in any way. A nature trail winds its way through the village, and a public tot lot is popular with youngsters.

El Portal also boasts links to prehistoric Indian life at the Little River Mound, a four-foot-high, innocuous grassy knoll that is actually an ancient burial ground. The Little River Mound, located in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood, is the first archaeological site to be publicly recognized and preserved in Miami-Dade County.

The village does not have a commercial district. Residents, usually go to Miami Shores next door or other nearby neighborhoods to do their shopping.

Located between Miami Shores and the City of Miami, El Portal is close to everything Miami Has to offer. El Portal is also only one mile from prestigious Barry University. Close to the finest nightlife restaurants and boutiques Miami has to offer. Coconut Grove, South Beach, Downtown Miami and The Miami International Airport are just minutes away.

In April 2008, the average home sales price for a single family home or condo in El Portal, FL was $259,000. While this data is collected from the MLS and deemed reliable, it is not guaranteed.

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