Live in Lago Grande
The densest corner of West Hialeah, 11,244 residents on 307 acres in 2020, in condominiums, apartments and small houses built around two lakes from the 1980s to 1993, with no industrial land, a bus on the corner and the Hialeah Gardens line on two sides.
Lago Grande is the west half of District 3 of West Hialeah in the City's Hialeah 2050 Master Plan, cut on W 24th Avenue where the plan divides its own sub-districts, and the name belongs to a minority: the seven plats called Lago Grande hold 3,637 of the 11,244 residents the 2020 census counted here, against 2,534 in Ramonin and 2,373 in Alameda by the Lake. Its 3,805 homes on 307 acres make it the densest ground in West Hialeah, and two lakes on the City's layer, Lago Grande and West Hialeah Lake, take up about 76 of those acres. The state's condominium registry lists nineteen Lago Grande condominiums, 1,083 units recorded between April 1982 and June 1989, beside Residencial El Prado and the twelve Vista del Lago buildings on W 60th Street, and the City's parcel records date the 329 single-family houses to 1987 to 1990. No City or County layer names the neighborhood, so the name here claims nothing about where residents think it ends.
A decade of condominiums around two lakes, and the densest ground west of the Palmetto
The west half of District 3 of the West Hialeah area in the Hialeah 2050 Master Plan's District Master Plan Recommendations (Plusurbia for the City of Hialeah, May 2025): sub-districts 3-A and 3-C, cut from the east half on W 24th Avenue as the plan's map draws it. The plan publishes no map layer, so the line is redrawn here between the street centerlines its map names, on the City's Streets layer, and clipped to the City Boundary layer, 307 acres. Bounded by W 68th Street on the north, across from Slade Park; W 24th Avenue on the east, across from Bucky Dent Park; and on the west and south the city line with Hialeah Gardens, along W 28th Avenue (NW 87th Avenue) and near W 52nd Street. The plan draws District 3 down to W 49th Street, but the City's line stops this half short of it. The name is the County plat that holds the most residents. All of it is in ZIP code 33016 and in no storm surge evacuation zone.
The line is the City's; the name belongs to a minority. Hialeah's 2050 Master Plan draws numbered districts on street lines, and this guide is the west half of West Hialeah District 3, cut on W 24th Avenue where the plan splits its own sub-districts: W 68th Street on the north, W 24th Avenue on the east, and the Hialeah Gardens city line along W 28th Avenue and near W 52nd Street. The plan's district runs on to W 49th Street, but the City's line stops this half short. The name is the County plats that hold the most residents, and they hold a third: 3,637 of 11,244 in 2020 lived in the seven Lago Grande plats, 2,534 in Ramonin, 2,373 in Alameda by the Lake and the rest in four others.
It was built in one decade, around two lakes. The state's condominium registry records Lago Grande One, 136 units, on 14 April 1982 and eighteen more Lago Grande condominiums by June 1989, 1,083 units in all, beside Residencial El Prado, 382 units in 1986, and twelve small Vista del Lago buildings on W 60th Street. The City's parcel records date the 329 single-family houses to 1987 to 1990, and its newest residential parcel to 1993. About 76 of the 307 acres are water, the lakes the City's layer calls Lago Grande and West Hialeah Lake. With 3,805 homes on the rest, this is the densest of the five West Hialeah guides, about 37 residents an acre in 2020, and none of it is designated industrial.
Many buyers here are buying into an association. High density residential covers 205 of the 281 parcel acres on the City's Zoning layer, and 430 of the 440 parcels carry the same multifamily zoning. A condominium unit comes with its association's budget, reserves, insurance and rules, which decide the monthly cost as much as the price does. This guide read no association's finances, so ask for them before you sign.
Flood here is rain. FEMA's maps, in force since 11 September 2009, put 39% of the area in zone AE, though much of that is the lakes; 1,843 residents, 16% of the 2020 count, live in it. The reference point is AE with a base flood elevation of 7 feet, on the older NGVD29 datum, so do not compare it with another city's. No layer records which streets flooded: this is exposure, not history. The City's Community Rating System class 7 takes 15% off a federal flood premium inside a flood zone, and its rule treats improvements worth half a building's value within five years as new construction. Flood insurance is separate from a homeowners or association policy.
No price index follows the line. Every resident is in ZIP code 33016, whose Zillow value was $293,905 in August 2026, down 4.4% on the year; Zillow labels it Miami Lakes, only two thirds of its residents live in this site's Hialeah guides, and it is not a Lago Grande price. Every City of Hialeah address paid 18.6468 mills for 2025, with no County fire or library levy, so a homestead at that value owes about $4,711 a year after the homestead exemptions and a landlord about $5,480. Save Our Homes caps a homestead's assessed value at 3% a year and ends with a sale, so the seller's bill understates yours. Hialeah Gardens, across W 28th Avenue, is a separate city: confirm which one the parcel is in. Route 54 stops at W 60th Street and W 26th Avenue, about hourly each way at midday and on Sundays, but the nearest train every 15 minutes is Palmetto station, 3.9 km south. The arithmetic is on the Hialeah page.
- Ask the association for its budget, reserve study, insurance and a year of minutes
- Confirm on the Property Appraiser's record that the parcel is in Hialeah, not Hialeah Gardens
- Pull the FEMA zone for the building: AE covers 39% of the area
- Run the address with the school district: three elementary zones meet here
How Lago Grande got here
- 1925Hialeah incorporates on 10 September, far to the southeast of the land that is now Lago Grande.
- 1982Lago Grande One, 136 units, is recorded with the state on 14 April, the first of nineteen Lago Grande condominiums; Lago Grande Two, 128 units, follows in July.
- 1984Vista del Lago I is recorded on W 60th Street in October; the twelfth of its buildings follows in December 1987.
- 1986Residencial El Prado, 382 units on W 62nd and 63rd Places, is recorded on 21 May, the largest single declaration here.
- 1987The oldest of the single-family houses on the City's parcel records is built; all 329 that carry a year are done by 1990.
- 1989Lago Grande Seven-C, 56 units, is recorded on 26 June, the last of the nineteen; the largest apartment parcel on the City's layer, 245 units, is built the same year.
- 2009FEMA's current flood maps take effect on 11 September, putting the reference point in zone AE.
- 2020The census counts 11,244 residents and 3,805 housing units inside the line.
- 2025The Hialeah 2050 Master Plan's district recommendations, dated May, draw West Hialeah District 3 and split it on W 24th Avenue.


Two lakes inside the line, and the nearest City park across W 24th Avenue
No City park is inside the line. The two lakes the City's layer names, Lago Grande and West Hialeah Lake, cover about 76 acres; this guide did not establish whether any of their shore is public. The nearest City park is Bucky Dent Park, 25 acres at 2250 W 60th Street, with four lighted softball fields, the City's only indoor basketball gymnasium, a skate park and a playground.
What the map does not show: Bucky Dent Water Park is closed until further notice, and on 2 October 2026 the only City pool open was the Milander Aquatic Center, about 5.4 km east. Amelia Earhart Park is County land.
Elsewhere in Hialeah, not Lago Grande



25 places, with real drive times
Road-adjusted distance and drive time from the centre of the community to each destination, nearest first. Filter by category.
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Method: straight lines from the population-weighted center of the 2020 census blocks inside the line, times a road factor, with a tiered speed model for the drive: honest ranges, not routed times.
Every gym within reach
Bucky Dent Park is the gym here: the City's only indoor basketball gymnasium and an outdoor fitness area, open from 2 p.m. on weekdays. Carl F. Slade Park, north across W 68th Street, has more courts and another fitness area. No private gym was researched.
- Bucky Dent Park: about 1.0 km, gymnasium from 2 p.m. on weekdays
- Carl F. Slade Park: about 2.0 km, open to 9 p.m. on weekdays
- Milander Aquatic Center: about 7.0 km, the only City pool open on 2 October 2026, $25 a month for residents
| Facility | What it is | Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Bucky Dent Park open | 2250 W 60th Street, east across W 24th Avenue: the City's only indoor basketball gymnasium, an outdoor fitness area and a skate park. Open 2 to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at weekends. | 3–5 min |
| Carl F. Slade Park open | 2501 W 74th Street, north across W 68th Street: an outdoor fitness area, lighted basketball and tennis courts and a recreation building. Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at weekends. | 5–7 min |
| Milander Aquatic Center open | 4820 Palm Avenue, the only City pool open on 2 October 2026: 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday; $3 a day or $25 a month for residents. | 10–15 min |
| Bucky Dent Water Park closed | The nearest City pool, at 2240 W 60th Street, under 1 km from the reference point, is temporarily closed until further notice by the City's page. | 3–5 min |
The free option is the two parks' outdoor fitness areas.
Three elementary zones, two middle schools and a high school in Hialeah Gardens
Miami-Dade County Public Schools assigns by the parent's address, and Lago Grande is split. The reference point is zoned for West Hialeah Gardens Elementary, graded A for 2026, across the city line, but more residents are zoned for Ernest R. Graham K-8 (4,970, A) and Ben Sheppard Elementary (3,901, B), the one district school inside the line. The point's middle school is Palm Springs Middle, C for 2026; 4,970 residents have Miami Lakes Middle, A. Everyone is zoned for Hialeah Gardens Senior High, A for 2026 and 2025.
| School | Board | Note |
|---|---|---|
| West Hialeah Gardens Elementary School | Miami-Dade County Public Schools | 11990 NW 92nd Avenue in Hialeah Gardens, about 1.4 km west in a straight line, PK-5 with 1,124 students on the County's school layer: the reference point is zoned for it on the County's elementary attendance layer (edited 21 September 2026), and so are 2,373 of the residents. Graded A for 2026 after B for 2025 and A for 2024. The district assigns by the parent's address, so this is the point's zone, not every house's. |
| Ben Sheppard Elementary School | Miami-Dade County Public Schools | 5700 W 24th Avenue, the one district school inside the line: the elementary zone for 3,901 residents in 2020. Graded B for 2026 after A for 2025 and B for 2024. |
| Ernest R. Graham K-8 Academy | Miami-Dade County Public Schools | 7330 W 32nd Avenue: the elementary zone for 4,970 residents, the largest share, PK-8. Graded A for 2026, 2025 and 2024. Lago Grande is split three ways at the elementary level, so check the address. |
| Palm Springs Middle School and Miami Lakes Middle School | Miami-Dade County Public Schools | The point and 6,274 residents are zoned for Palm Springs Middle, 1025 W 56th Street, graded C for 2026 after B for 2025 and C for 2024; the other 4,970 for Miami Lakes Middle, 6425 Miami Lakeway North, graded A for 2026, 2025 and 2024. |
| Hialeah Gardens Senior High School | Miami-Dade County Public Schools | 11700 Hialeah Gardens Boulevard in Hialeah Gardens, about 1.9 km west, 2,896 students: the high school zone for every resident on the County's layer. Graded A for 2026 and 2025 after B for 2024. None of the schools here was among those the Board rezoned for 2026-27. |
| Magnet programs and controlled open enrollment | Miami-Dade County Public Schools | Magnet applications for 2027-28 run from 1 October 2026 to 15 January 2027, up to five schools, with auditions and tests before 1 March. Controlled open enrollment places students in schools with room, by lottery when oversubscribed, and provides no bus. |
Check your own address with the district; none of these schools was in the 2026-27 boundary changes. Magnet applications for 2027-28 run from 1 October 2026 to 15 January 2027.
Month by month, what living here looks like
Not a highlights reel: the actual annual rhythm, including the dates residents have to remember.
- Highs near 24.6 °C and lows near 16.1 °C at Miami International Airport on the 1991 to 2020 normals, about 46 mm of rain; the station is south of the city and no normal measures this neighborhood
- Magnet applications for 2027-28 close on 15 January
- Highs near 25.7 °C and about 55 mm of rain
- Bucky Dent Park's gymnasium opens at 2 p.m. on weekdays and is shut on weekday mornings
- 1 March is the deadline to file for the homestead exemption with the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser
- Magnet auditions and tests must be done before 1 March
- Highs near 27.0 °C, about 62 mm of rain
- Highs near 28.7 °C and about 85 mm of rain, the last month before the wet season
- Garbage pickup splits here: Monday and Thursday for 6,274 residents in the City's Zone 1, Tuesday and Friday for 4,970 in Zone 2
- The wet season starts: about 161 mm of rain, and May to October bring 77% of the year's 1,712 mm
- Ask your condominium association how its lake and drains are maintained before the afternoon storms
- The Atlantic hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November
- The wettest month on the normal, about 267 mm, mostly in afternoon thunderstorms
- Highs near 32.6 °C and lows near 25.3 °C, with about 24 days reaching 32 °C
- The City's Independence Day celebration is at Milander Park on 4 July, about 5.4 km east; the 2027 program is not posted
- The Property Appraiser sends TRIM notices of proposed taxes by 24 August; a petition to the Value Adjustment Board is due within 25 days of the mailing
- About 243 mm of rain and 25 days reaching 32 °C
- The Atlantic season peaks around 10 September
- About 260 mm of rain, the second wettest month
- Magnet applications for the next school year open on 1 October
- The Hialeah Trunk-or-Treat is at Milander Park on Saturday 31 October 2026 at 6 p.m.
- Highs near 29.9 °C and about 194 mm of rain as the wet season ends
- Hurricane season ends on 30 November
- About 90 mm of rain and highs near 27.4 °C
- Santa's Snow Blast brings 50 tons of snow to Milander Park on Saturday 5 December 2026
- If you bought this year, the bill you saw was the seller's: Save Our Homes ends with a sale and the assessment resets to market value in the new owner's first year
- Highs near 25.7 °C and lows near 17.9 °C, about 62 mm of rain
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