What is the median rent in Miami Gardens, FL?

Name: Median rent in Miami Gardens, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Miami Gardens, FL is $1,787 (±$53) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 11,677 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Miami Gardens, the median gross rent went from $1,278 in 2015–2019 to $1,787 in 2020–2024 (+39.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,787 (±$53)
Rented homes: 11,677 (±761)
$2,000 or more: 36.3%
Since 2015–2019: +39.8%

How much rent costs in Miami Gardens

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Miami Gardens	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	4.7% (±1.4 points)	5.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.9% (±2.0 points)	6.3%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	20.9% (±3.6 points)	19.0%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	32.1% (±4.6 points)	28.8%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	19.4% (±2.7 points)	19.5%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	13.1% (±3.0 points)	9.9%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.8% (±1.6 points)	10.8%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 32.1% of renting households.

36.3% of rented homes in Miami Gardens cost $2,000 or more a month.

Miami Gardens against Miami-Dade County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Miami Gardens	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,787 (±$53)	$1,829 (±$10)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	11,677 (±761)	451,853 (±5,202)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Miami Gardens, median gross rent is not measurably different from Miami-Dade County ($1,829).

It is also higher than in Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Miami-Dade County, Miami Gardens ranks 40 of 66 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 263 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Miami Gardens has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,278 (±$35)	$1,787 (±$53)	+39.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	36.5% (±1.9 points)	35.6% (±2.0 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.9% (±1.5 points)	3.2% (±1.2 points)	−1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Miami Gardens

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Miami Gardens
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Miami Gardens	—	$1,787 (±$53)	—
Opa-locka	3.5 mi	$1,351 (±$78)	Lower
Biscayne Gardens	3.6 mi	$1,534 (±$98)	Lower
Ives Estates	3.9 mi	$2,110 (±$152)	Higher
Country Club	4.1 mi	$1,899 (±$44)	Higher
West Park	4.4 mi	$2,014 (±$436)	Not measurably different
Ojus	4.5 mi	$1,810 (±$63)	Not measurably different
Westview	4.6 mi	$1,103 (±$759)	Not measurably different
Pembroke Park	4.8 mi	$1,556 (±$130)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Opa-locka, FL ($1,351), Biscayne Gardens, FL ($1,534), Pembroke Park, FL ($1,556).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ives Estates, FL ($2,110), Country Club, FL ($1,899).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Miami-Dade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
34	Surfside	$1,866 (±$349)
35	Miami Beach	$1,826 (±$36)
36	Westchester	$1,819 (±$71)
37	Ojus	$1,810 (±$63)
38	Kendall West	$1,808 (±$73)
39	Richmond Heights	$1,801 (±$94)
40	Miami Gardens	$1,787 (±$53)
41	Sweetwater	$1,771 (±$82)
42	South Miami	$1,764 (±$149)
43	Coral Terrace	$1,759 (±$168)
44	Miami	$1,758 (±$26)
45	North Miami Beach	$1,750 (±$62)
46	Leisure City	$1,723 (±$70)

Showing 13 of 66 places in Miami-Dade County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Miami Gardens

What is the average rent in Miami Gardens, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Miami Gardens is $1,787 (±$53) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Miami Gardens?

In Miami Gardens, the median gross rent went from $1,278 in 2015–2019 to $1,787 in 2020–2024 (+39.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Miami Gardens cost more than $2,000 a month?

36.3% of rented homes in Miami Gardens have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Miami Gardens higher than in Miami-Dade County?

In Miami Gardens, median gross rent is not measurably different from Miami-Dade County ($1,829).

It is also higher than in Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Miami Gardens city, Florida (place:45060, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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