Palm Springs NorthFL
5,410 residents make their home in this town in Florida. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Is Palm Springs North a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. The weak point is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $550K, 7.2 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. At B− overall, Palm Springs North ranks 203rd of 634 in Florida. It comes out better than 45% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 72% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Its best grade is for incomes — the median household earns $99K. The town’s midpoint rent is $2,860 a month, against $1,647 a month in Florida’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. This Florida town is easier to get around on foot or by transit than just over two thirds of U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index.
How Palm Springs North grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Palm Springs North is from typical.
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What makes Palm Springs North stand out
Where Palm Springs North beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Palm Springs North for work
Where Palm Springs North’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Palm Springs North.
Palm Springs North 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.
Palm Springs North sends most of its workers out of town
Palm Springs North has 442 jobs for its 2,307 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles. Jobs in Palm Springs North grew by 195 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 442. For most workers, Palm Springs North is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work here locally is 30 minutes.
| Palm Springs North | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Palm Springs North’s public schools outperform 72% of Florida districts
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Miami-Dade school district. Palm Springs North’s only public school teaches 1,422 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Springs North Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 1,422 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in Palm Springs North is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA puts 46% of Palm Springs North’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 41% to hurricanes. The town has had 75 paid flood insurance claims since 1981. Federal aid has come to Palm Springs North households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Palm Springs North has mild winters and hot summers
The Hialeah weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 91 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 58°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91°.
Snow is a rarity. A typical year brings Palm Springs North about 62 inches of rain and snow.
| Palm Springs North | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 58°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Palm Springs North is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,685 U.S. towns with household incomes like Palm Springs North’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Palm Springs North: 76% of adults had a checkup this year. Two figures for adults locally: 32% get no exercise outside work, 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Palm Springs North | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Palm Springs North | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.9% | 7.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 9.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 27.2% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Palm Springs North has set aside 3.1% of its land for conservation
Trails total 0.5 miles in 1 park or preserve. 19 acres of Palm Springs North lie in its park or preserve.
| Palm Springs North | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Palm Springs North Park | 0.5 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median rent in Palm Springs North is higher than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
At 7.2 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 84% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
88% of households live in a home they own in Palm Springs North.
| Palm Springs North | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,860 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Palm Springs North
Hard Rock Stadium and 72 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palm Springs North. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
13 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
16 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
16 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank ArenaPhoto credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Amerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Palm Springs North: who provides what
Palm Springs North 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.
Colleges nearby
27 within 15 miles of the center of Palm Springs North
About 7 of every 100 Palm Springs North residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Palm Springs North
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Palm Springs North (called PSN by area residents as of 1984) 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. The population was 5,030 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Area code
- 305
Palm Springs North’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Palm Springs North.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Springs North | #203 | B− | D− | — | B+ | B− |
| Country Club | #243 | C+ | D | — | B+ | B |
| Miami Lakes | #62 | B+ | D− | B | B+ | A− |
Palm Springs North and Country Club report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Palm Springs North with a neighbor →
Questions about Palm Springs North
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palm Springs North, FL a good place to live?
Palm Springs North grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #203 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Palm Springs North, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $551,000, 47% 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−.
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