Golden GateFL
Public schools that outperform most of Florida. 29,234 residents make their home in this town in Florida.
Is Golden Gate a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Overall, Golden Gate earns a C, better than 30% of U.S. towns. That places it 359th of 634 in Florida. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $410K, 4.5 years of the Naples metro’s $90K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Schools are its strong suit: its public schools beat 83% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. The town’s January low is 54°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for incomes and B− for walkability.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Golden Gate stand out
Where Golden Gate beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
95% of working residents leave Golden Gate for work
Where Golden Gate’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Golden Gate grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Golden Gate is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Golden Gate: who provides what
Golden Gate is unincorporated, so Collier County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Golden Gate.
Golden Gate has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Golden Gate: hurricanes
Households in Golden Gate have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. Expected losses in Golden Gate break down as 58% from hurricanes and 34% from inland flooding. Also worth knowing: since 2017, Golden Gate has seen 12 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Golden Gate earns an A− for schools
Two of the 7 schools are below, and why each made the list. Public schools: the Collier school district. 5 public schools serve Golden Gate, with 2,700 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gate Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,039 | B− |
| St. John Neumann Catholic High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 329 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Golden Gate has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 2,122 in 2013 to 4,159.
Only 5% of working residents stay in Golden Gate for work; the rest commute out. Among residents locally, 15% live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 2,037, to 4,159. In Golden Gate, the average commute is 23 minutes.
| Golden Gate | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.2% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of adults had a checkup this year in Golden Gate than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
Golden Gate: 15% of adults binge drink. 30% of Golden Gate adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Golden Gate | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 79% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Golden Gate | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 20.4% | 26.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 29.5% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Golden Gate: mild winters and hot summers
The Naples weather station records that about 121 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 53.7°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
The midsummer high locally is 92°F. It almost never snows.
| Golden Gate | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 54°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 0.8% of Golden Gate
0.7 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. For Golden Gate, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Golden Gate | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rita Eaton Neighborhood Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
| 2. Aaron Lutz Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Golden Gate sell for about $500K
The going rate for rent for Golden Gate comes to $1,713 a month. 55% of households own their home locally. In Golden Gate, the typical sale closed at 96.6% of the list price.
| Golden Gate | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,713 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everglades National Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Golden Gate. Close and well known come first.
25 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
22 mi National PreserveBig Cypress National Preserve2.3M visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena19 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
19 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
6 mi Zoo & aquariumNaples ZooPhoto credits
Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Naples Zoo: Exupery67, CC BY 4.0
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Everything we know about Golden Gate
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Golden Gate
About 6 of every 100 Golden Gate residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Golden Gate
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Golden Gate is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. Golden Gate's boundaries coincide with a 2 by 2 miles (3.2 by 3.2 km) square of significantly higher density development than surrounding areas. The population was 25,321 as recorded in the 2020 census, up from 23,961 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 239
Questions about Golden Gate
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Golden Gate, FL a good place to live?
Golden Gate grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #359 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Golden Gate, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $410,000, 9% above the Florida typical home.