Miami-Dade County

Miami Gardens

Miami Gardens is an incorporated city in Miami-Dade County with its own municipal departments and development counter. Because the city incorporated in 2003, an older property file may still involve county-era permits even though current work inside the city begins with Miami Gardens.

Type: City
County: Miami-Dade
Population: 113,579

Data notes

Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 18.4893 mills for Miami-Dade County. Census GEOID: 1245060.

Local front desk

Miami Gardens has a one-stop development counter.

Building Services combines building, engineering, business licensing, housing compliance, and several planning and zoning functions. The department also handles Miami-Dade permit closures, which gives owners a city starting point when an older permit follows the property.

Local government

City of Miami Gardens services Municipal departments, meetings, payments, public records, parks, notices, and resident information. Miami Gardens Building Services Permits, inspections, engineering, licensing, housing compliance, zoning reviews, and permit closures.

Property and records

Property appraiser Parcel records, assessed value, exemptions, and taxable value. Tax collector Tax bills, payments, discounts, deferrals, and delinquent-tax questions. Clerk and recorder Deeds, mortgages, official records, court files, and recorded documents.

People and safety

Supervisor of Elections Voter registration, precincts, ballots, and county election information. Emergency management Local alerts, evacuation information, shelters, and storm instructions. School district Enrollment, calendars, district contacts, and the address-based assignment path.

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Local profile checked July 27, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.

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Address, home, and local records

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Address and ZIP

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Property tax

Miami-Dade County tax planning

The November 2025 county planning row is 18.4893 mills, about $1,849 per $100,000 of taxable value before parcel-specific charges.

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Storm planning

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Permits and records

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Address changes

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Notes about Miami Gardens

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Cars and driving

Hard Rock Stadium turns Miami Gardens traffic into a landmark event map

Hard Rock Stadium makes Miami Gardens a major event-day traffic place where parking maps, gates, rideshare, and timing can shape the whole visit.

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Around Miami Gardens

Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.

Opa-locka Miami-Dade County - about 3 miles away Biscayne Gardens Miami-Dade County - about 4 miles away Ives Estates Miami-Dade County - about 4 miles away Country Club Miami-Dade County - about 4 miles away West Park Broward County - about 4 miles away Ojus Miami-Dade County - about 5 miles away Westview Miami-Dade County - about 5 miles away Pembroke Park Broward County - about 5 miles away

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County context

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Data and page limits

Last checked July 26, 2026. Place names, county coverage, GEOIDs, coordinates, and population labels come from the Census sources in the Florida place data used by this site. County tax planning rows use Florida Revenue November 2025 millage data. The local front desk is a reviewed profile of the city and county split, checked July 27, 2026. Direct note relationships and contextual note paths are kept separate. Parcel values, exemptions, permits, school assignments, storm instructions, utility service, private rules, and final bills still depend on the exact address and the official office or document.

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