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Coral Gables vs Kendall: the rent, side by side
Same metro, two different rent worlds. Every figure below comes from the large complexes tracked on this site — read from each building's own official pricing page on Nov 8, 2026. No portal numbers, no estimates.
| Checked Nov 8, 2026 | Kendall | Coral Gables |
|---|---|---|
| Complexes tracked | 9 5 publish prices online | 9 8 publish prices online |
| Typical Studio start | Not published today | $2,889 median of 5 published starts |
| Typical 1 bed start | $2,060 median of 5 published starts | $3,375 median of 7 published starts |
| Typical 2 bed start | $2,492 median of 5 published starts | $4,579 median of 7 published starts |
| Typical 3 bed start | $3,048 median of 4 published starts | $6,846 median of 6 published starts |
| Lowest 1 bed start today | $1,750 at The Groves at Sunset | $2,480 at Modera Douglas Station |
| Move-in specials today | 1 tracked buildings running one | 1 tracked buildings running one |
| Getting around | Car-first. Florida's Turnpike and the Palmetto (SR 826) do the heavy lifting; the Dadeland Metrorail stations sit at Kendall's northern edge for rail commuters. | The most transit-served of the two: Douglas Road and University Metrorail stations, plus the free Coral Gables trolley around a genuinely walkable downtown. |
| The stock | Big, newer, amenity-heavy complexes are the market — most of Kendall's large buildings publish prices, so this board covers most of the big-complex market. | Condos and small buildings rented by individual owners are most of the market and don't publish daily prices — the tracked buildings are the verifiable big-complex slice. |
What the same money gets
Line the two boards up and the trade is stark: the typical Kendall two-bedroom starts at $2,492, while a typical Coral Gables one-bedroom starts at $3,375. In plain terms, the money that rents a second bedroom, a home office, or a roommate split in Kendall buys the smaller footprint in the Gables — and what it buys instead is the setting: the downtown, the trolley, the train, and streets people drive across town just to walk.
Neither board is the whole market — each is the slice that publishes a checkable price. If you're weighing a specific move, start with the two boards (Kendall · Coral Gables), confirm the live number on the building's own site, and check back tomorrow: these rents move, and this page moves with them.