Kendale LakesFL
A city of 52,622. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Is Kendale Lakes a good place to live?
Kendale Lakes grades C+ overall, ranked 304th of 634 in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $404K, 5.3 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 72% of the state's. Kendale Lakes’ January low is 58°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. The biggest place to walk is Kendall Soccer Park, 41 acres with 1.6 miles of trail.
What makes Kendale Lakes stand out
Where Kendale Lakes beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Winston Park K-8 Center | PK–8 | 1,067 |
| Ethel Koger Beckham K-8 Center | PK–8 | 821 |
| Kendale Lakes Elementary School | PK–5 | 693 |
96% of working residents leave Kendale Lakes for work
Where Kendale Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Kendale Lakes grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Kendale Lakes is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hard Rock Stadium and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kendale Lakes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
5 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
13 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
4 mi Stadium & arenaPitbull StadiumPhoto 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 · Pitbull Stadium: Comayagua99, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Kendale Lakes: who provides what
Kendale Lakes 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 Kendale Lakes.
Kendale Lakes has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Miami and beyond.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Kendale Lakes
Since 1980, 831 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kendale Lakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Kendale Lakes earns a B+ for schools
Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Three of its 21 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Park K-8 CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 1,067 | B+ |
| Miami Sunset Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 979 | C |
| Archimedean AcademyTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 644 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Kendale Lakes
Kendale Lakes has 5,943 jobs for its 22,763 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Kendale Lakes for work: only 4% work in town. Kendale Lakes’ average trip to work is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Kendale Lakes grew to 5,943 in 2023, 803 more than in 2013.
| Kendale Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Kendale Lakes
January nights average 57.8°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.8°.
Kendale Lakes has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Kendale Lakes is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Kendale Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kendall Soccer Park | 1.6 mi | 41 |
| 2. Kendale Lakes Park | 0.6 mi | 16 |
| 3. McMillan Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More middle-aged adults than Florida overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (20% statewide). 24% of residents are 65 or older in Kendale Lakes. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Kendale Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.9 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50.3% women, 49.7% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.8 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 50.6, men 46.5.
| Kendale Lakes | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.6% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A smaller share of adults in Kendale Lakes have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
13% of Kendale Lakes adults have been diagnosed with depression. Kendale Lakes beats the Florida average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of Kendale Lakes adults have diabetes.
| Kendale Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Kendale Lakes | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.7% | 7.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 9.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 28.2% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Kendale Lakes sell for about $480K
The median sale price was $480,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Kendale Lakes
Colleges nearby
17 within 15 miles of the center of Kendale Lakes
About 7 of every 100 Kendale Lakes residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Kendale Lakes
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Kendale Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) and a suburb of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 55,646 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 8.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Area code
- 305
Kendale Lakes’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Kendale Lakes.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendale Lakes | #304 | C+ | D | — | B+ | B− |
| Tamiami | #303 | C+ | D− | — | B+ | B− |
| Kendall | #106 | B | D− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Westwood Lakes | #330 | C | D− | — | B+ | B− |
| Kendall West | #294 | C+ | D− | — | B+ | B− |
| The Crossings | #141 | B− | D− | — | B+ | B+ |
Kendale Lakes, Tamiami, Kendall, Westwood Lakes, Kendall West and The Crossings report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Kendale Lakes with a neighbor →
Questions about Kendale Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kendale Lakes, FL a good place to live?
Kendale Lakes grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #304 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Kendale Lakes, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $405,000, 8% 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.