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Golden Beach is a tiny town of 691 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
691people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,829/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 691
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,120 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Miami, FL
- 14 mi to Miami, FL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,829/mo
- Median household income $236k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,424 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to FLL airport
- 8 mi to FLL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 20 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,885 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 242 bars within 25 mi
- 1,016 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miami-Dade County: R+11 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.