Coral Gables has a sizable business district. The city is extremely affluent. Its residents include upper class businesspeople and professionals. The city is well known for its restaurants, art galleries, unique shops and boutiques and live theater performances.
The median household income for a Coral Gables resident, as of the 2000 census, was $66,839.
Coral Gables schools are part of the Miami-Dade School District, which serves almost all of metropolitan Miami. The district has one high school in Coral Gables, Coral Gables High School, which educates students in grades nine through 12.
Coral Gables is a small town of less than 50,000 -- within a large metropolitan area of several million in South Florida.
Coral Gables stands apart from others in large part due to the insightful talents of city founder George Edgar Merrick. His eclectic vision for the perfect community was inspired by classic art forms carefully integrated into the natural beauty of South Florida.
Today the city exuberantly reflects his Mediterranean style and grace with luxurious homes and gardens, beautiful parks and modern recreational facilities. Coral Gables is known as the cultural capital of South Florida with more live theater performances, art galleries and fine restaurants than any other city.
A vibrant downtown business sector is home to hundreds of large international companies and thousands of quality merchants. Within this concentrated commercial corridor along Ponce de Leon Boulevard, an astonishing array of goods and services are available within free and easy access via the Coral Gables Trolley.
It is the trolley and the modern Metro Transit system that allow pedestrians to move freely and easily through the bustling commercial districts.
This concentration of high quality artistic and commercial venues is earning Coral Gables a reputation far and wide as a center for the fine arts and a community that embraces international cultures and business opportunities.
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