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Virginia Gardens is a small town of 2,423 people in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It's about 6 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $458k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,423people
$458kTypical home
$1,689/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,423
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,241 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Miami, FL
- 6 mi to Miami, FL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $458k (≈$2,886/mo)
- Median rent $1,689/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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
- 141 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 (284 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to MIA airport
- 1 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,409 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 177 bars within 25 mi
- 894 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 33 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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