GouldsFL
A town of 14,425, settled in 1911.
Is Goulds a good place to live?
Goulds grades C− overall, 475th of 634 graded towns in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $481K for a typical one and 6.3 times the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Goulds’ January low is 58°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). The biggest park or preserve is Goulds Park, at 30 acres. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 70% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
What makes Goulds stand out
Where Goulds beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Reef Montessori Academy Charter School | K–8 | 521 |
| Pine Villa Elementary School | PK–5 | 219 |
| My Ca.sa Charter School | K–5 | 115 |
Goulds has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
10,103 counted in 2010 and 11,446 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Goulds grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Goulds is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hard Rock Stadium and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Goulds. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
10 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
18 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
4 mi National ParkBiscayne National Park487K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Biscayne National Park: National Park Service, Public domain
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Moving to Goulds: who provides what
Goulds is unincorporated, so Miami-Dade 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 Goulds.
Goulds has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Miami and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Most working residents commute out of Goulds
Goulds has 1,071 jobs for its 4,351 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
Most working residents leave Goulds for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Goulds is 35 minutes. Jobs based in Goulds grew to 1,071 in 2023, 546 more than in 2013.
| Goulds | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Goulds’ schools rank ahead of 72% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts, with 514 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Reef Montessori Academy Charter SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 521 | C+ |
| Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the ArtsLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 514 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Residents of Goulds are less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Goulds beats the Florida average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 33% of Goulds adults worry about having enough food.
| Goulds | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Goulds | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 20.7% | 26.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 32.6% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Goulds
Since 2005, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Goulds.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Goulds has mild winters and hot summers
The Perrine 4w weather station records that about 81 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 58.3°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°.
Goulds has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Goulds’ July high is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Goulds has set aside 5.7% of its land for conservation
0.4 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Goulds | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.7% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Goulds Park | — | 30 |
| 2. William Randolph Community Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Sharman Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Goulds sell for about $563K
At 6.3 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 76% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
56% of households own their home in Goulds.
| Goulds | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,423 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Goulds
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Goulds
About 5 of every 100 Goulds residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
99% of working residents leave Goulds for work
Where Goulds’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Goulds
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Goulds is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 US census, the population stood at 11,446, up from 10,103 in 2010 US census.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Area code
- 305
Goulds’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Goulds.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; South Miami Heights (C−) is closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goulds | #475 | C− | D | — | B+ | C |
| South Miami Heights | #425 | C− | D | — | B+ | C+ |
| Princeton | #235 | C+ | D− | — | B+ | B |
| Cutler Bay | #228 | C+ | D− | B− | B+ | B+ |
Goulds, South Miami Heights and Princeton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Goulds with a neighbor →
Questions about Goulds
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Goulds, FL a good place to live?
Goulds grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #475 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Goulds, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $481,000, 28% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.