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Miami Gardens, FL

Miami Gardens is a city in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Downtown Miami with city boundaries that stretch from I-95 and Northeast 2nd Avenue to its east to Northwest 47th and Northwest 57th Avenues to its west, and from the Broward County line to its north to 151st Street to its south. The city's name originated from Florida State Road 860, a major roadway through the area also known as Miami Gardens Drive. Miami Gardens had a population of 111,640 as of 2020. It is Florida's most populous city with a majority African American population and also home to the largest percentage of African Americans (66.97 percent) of any city in Florida, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is a principal city in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, which is the nation's ninth-largest, and world's 65th-largest metropolitan area with a population of 6.158 million people as of 2020. Miami Gardens is the home of Hard Rock Stadium, a 64,767-capacity multi-purpose stadium that serves as the home field for both the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League and the Miami Hurricanes, the University of Miami's NCAA Division I college football team, which has won five national championships since 1983.

In the wake of the construction of I-95 in the late 1960s, many middle- and upper-income African American and West Indian American families migrated from Miami neighborhoods like Liberty City to what became Miami Gardens (also called Carol City, Norland, or Norwood) as race-based covenants were outlawed with the Fair Housing Act, and mostly lower-income blacks moved into the Liberty City and Little Haiti neighborhoods surrounding Liberty Square and Edison Courts.

Miami Gardens was incorporated on May 13, 2003. The city's neighborhoods of Andover, Bunche Park, Carol City, Lake Lucerne, Norland, Opa-locka North, and Scott Lake were previously unincorporated areas within Miami-Dade County.

In 2007, Mayor Shirley Gibson said that the city would no longer allow any low-income housing developments; many residents blamed the developments for spreading crime and recreational drugs throughout the city. Around that time, the city's tax revenues dropped to the third-lowest in Miami-Dade County.

In 2012, Oliver Gilbert, only the second mayor the city has had, proposed forming a community redevelopment agency (CRA). CRAs are formed to remove "slum and blight", improve the physical environment of the city, and combat the social and economic problems typical of slum areas. CRAs are funded with property tax increases, which funds are used, in part, to stimulate private investment in the rehabilitation of the community.

The city of Miami Gardens has several healthcare clinics and facilities that offer medical care and support to its residents. Although the city has no hospital directly within its limits, Jackson North Medical Center, Concentra Urgent Care, and, Chen Medical Center provide medical services to the residents of Miami Gardens. Supplementing this, several health care clinics and facilities provide medical services that include general medicine, walk-in/urgent care, dental services, gynecology, physical therapy, chiropractor services, laboratory tests, x-rays, sonograms, osteoporosis screening, vaccinations, and health and exercise programs.

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa provides massage therapy services such as hot stone massage, couples massage, aromatherapy massage, and prenatal massage. Elements Massage specializes in custom massages tailored to individual needs, focusing on therapeutic techniques to address specific issues like pain relief or stress reduction. Bliss Spa offers a range of massages including Swedish, deep tissue, and prenatal massages, as well as specialty treatments like their "Blissage" and "Betweeny" waxing services. The Salt Room offers unique salt therapy sessions along with massage services, combining the benefits of massage with halotherapy for respiratory and skin health.

Top Sites in Miami Gardens, FL: Hard Rock Stadium, Cirque du Soleil, and Calder Casino. 

Population: 110,497 (2022). ZIP Codes: 33014,. Area codes: 305, 786, and 645. Elevation: 7 ft (2 m). Area: 19.00 sq mi (49.21 km²).

FAQs

Is Miami Gardens, FL expensive to live in?

Miami Gardens, Florida's cost of living is 9% higher than the national average. Miami Gardens's housing expenses are 1% lower than the national average and the utility prices are 6% higher than the national average. Transportation expenses like bus fares and gas prices are 4% higher than the national average. Miami Gardens has grocery prices that are 19% higher than the national average. Healthcare in Miami Gardens is 5% lower than the national average.

What is the crime rate in Miami Gardens, FL?

The crime rate in Miami Gardens is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 27 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Miami Gardens is 1 in 37. Based on FBI crime data, Miami Gardens is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Florida, Miami Gardens has a crime rate that is higher than 82% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

What is Miami Gardens, FL known for?

The City is located in the North-Central region of the county, mid-way between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and is easily accessed by I-95, the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826), and the Florida Turnpike. The City comprises approximately 20 square miles. Miami Gardens is home to Hard Rock Stadium and Calder Race Track. It has vibrant commercial corridors along the Palmetto Expressway (serving as the central shopping district for the furniture trade) and along U.S. 441 (serving the automobile trade). The City has rail access through the Florida East Coast Railway and the South Florida Tri-Rail System.

Sources

City of Miami Gardens

Wikipedia

Payscale

Neighborhood Scout

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa

Elements Massage

Bliss Spa

The Salt Room

Hard Rock Stadium 

Cirque du Soleil 

Calder Casino

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