Southeast Florida · Miami-Dade County

Living in Miami Gardens, Florida

Miami Gardens is a city in Miami-Dade County, with about 113,177 people.1 It feels dense and city-like, at 6,125 people per square mile.1,3

113,1771people
$378,5001median home value
$1,787/mo1median rent
39.41median age

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

Memorial Hospital Miramar, in Miramar, about 6 miles away.2

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in Southeast Florida

Florida's big-city coast.

Hazards: Hurricanes. Andrew came ashore near Homestead on August 24, 1992, as a Category 5, destroyed about 63,000 homes in Florida and led to the statewide building code.4

Visitor information

Miami-Dade County's official tourism office: Greater Miami & Miami Beach.5 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free Southeast Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

The full Miami Gardens town card

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Other places in Miami-Dade County

Written by Charles Squires, North Port, Florida. 40 years living in Florida, in eight places.

I lived in Coral Gables for two years and called on schools across Miami-Dade and Broward.

More about the author and how this manual is made

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Miami Gardens as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Miami Gardens can be larger.

Notes

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
  2. CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
  4. Hurricane Andrew (Wikipedia)
  5. County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05