Lago Grande, Hialeah
Lago Grande · City of Hialeah · Florida

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.

11,244
Residents of the 26 census blocks inside the line, in 3,805 housing units on 307 acres, about 37 residents an acre, the densest of the five West Hialeah guides; the line is the west half of the City's master plan District 3, and the count is 2020's, U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census
3,637
Residents of the seven plats named Lago Grande, a third of the 11,244, against 2,534 in Ramonin, 2,373 in Alameda by the Lake and 1,565 in the Chambers Land Company plat; 2020 census blocks on Miami-Dade County's subdivision layer, 2026
1,083
Units in the nineteen condominiums named Lago Grande in the state's registry, recorded from 14 April 1982 (Lago Grande One, 136 units) to 26 June 1989 (Lago Grande Seven-C), Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2026
1,843
Residents in FEMA's zone AE, 16% of the 2020 count, though AE covers 39% of the area once the lakes are counted; the reference point is AE with a base flood elevation of 7 feet on the older NGVD29 datum, maps effective 11 September 2009, FEMA and City of Hialeah, 2026
3.9 km
Straight line to Palmetto station, the nearest Metrorail platform and the nearest stop with a train or bus every 15 minutes at midday; Route 54 stops 60 m from the reference point, Miami-Dade Transit GTFS, 2026
$293,905
Typical home value in ZIP code 33016, which holds every resident, in August 2026, down 4.4% on the year; a ZIP figure that Zillow labels Miami Lakes, not a Lago Grande price, Zillow Research, 2026
Photograph: Painted houses in southeast Hialeah · painted houses on a street in southeast Hialeah, across the city from Lago Grande, not a photograph of Lago Grande · Phillip Pessar · CC BY 2.0 · source
01: The Community

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.

Worth knowing before you commit
Read the association before the unit
Nineteen Lago Grande condominiums, recorded from 1982 to 1989

  • 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.
The Metrorail and Tri-Rail transfer station The station where Metrorail and Tri-Rail meet, with its blue canopies and the elevated Metrorail platform, in November 2016.Phillip Pessar from Miami, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
The lift bridge over the Miami Canal The Hialeah-Miami Springs Vertical Lift Bridge, which carries Curtiss Parkway over the Miami Canal between the two cities, in January 2014.Jorge Elías from Miami, Florida · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
The 1926 Seaboard Air Line station
The 1926 Seaboard Air Line station in southeast Hialeah, about 11 km from Lago Grande and not in this neighborhood
Phillip Pessar from Miami, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
02: Two lakes and Bucky Dent Park

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

The former Sears at Westland Mall The empty Sears building at Westland Mall and its parking lot, in February 2023.Phillip Pessar · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
The grandstand at Hialeah Park The grandstand building at Hialeah Park and its outside staircase, in August 2016.Phillip Pessar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
The clubhouse at Hialeah Park The striped awning of the clubhouse entrance at Hialeah Park, the racetrack on the National Register of Historic Places, in January 2018.Phillip Pessar · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Le Jeune Road at the 37th Avenue connector
Le Jeune Road at the 37th Avenue connector, on Hialeah's east side in the Palm Springs and Amelia area, several kilometers east of Lago Grande
Oscar Flowers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
03: Everything Around You

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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Bus
Metrobus Route 54 on W 60th Street
The stop at W 60th Street and W 26th Avenue is about 60 m from the reference point: Route 54 between Hialeah, Miami Lakes and Biscayne Boulevard, 22 weekday departures from this stop between 5:26 a.m. and 11:51 p.m., about one an hour each way at midday, with Sunday service. 17 served stops inside the line.
2–3 min~0.1 km1 min walk
City circulator
Hialeah Transit Marlin route
The City's Marlin circulator stops at W 28th Avenue and W 60th Street, about 0.4 km away: roughly every 40 minutes at midday, weekdays 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by the City's page. Sources conflict on the fare and on Sunday service, so neither is stated here.
2–4 min~0.5 km7 min walk
City circulator
Hialeah Transit Flamingo route
The City's other circulator, nearest at W 24th Avenue and W 60th Street, about 0.5 km away, also roughly every 40 minutes at midday.
2–4 min~0.6 km8 min walk
Bus
Metrobus Route 103 on NW 103rd Street
Route 103 between Hialeah Gardens and Biscayne Boulevard, nearest at NW 103rd Street and NW 82nd Avenue, about 0.9 km south.
3–5 min~1.2 km16 min walk
Metrorail
Palmetto Metrorail Station
The Green Line's northern end at 7701 NW 79th Avenue, about 3.9 km south in a straight line: trains every 15 minutes at midday, the nearest frequent service of any kind.
8–11 min~5.0 km
Airport
Miami International Airport
South across the Miami Canal; 55.3 million passengers in 2025 on Wikipedia's figure from the County's report.
15–22 min~13.5 km
City park
Bucky Dent Park
The City's 25-acre park at 2250 W 60th Street, east across W 24th Avenue: four lighted softball fields, the City's only indoor basketball gymnasium, a skate park, a playground and an outdoor fitness area. Its water park is closed until further notice.
3–5 min~1.0 km13 min walk
City park
Carl F. Slade Park
The City's 13-acre park at 2501 W 74th Street, north across W 68th Street: lighted basketball and tennis courts, three youth baseball fields and an outdoor fitness area.
5–7 min~2.1 km27 min walk
City park
Victor Wilde Park
The City park at 1701 W 53rd Terrace, east across the Palmetto Expressway, with the Wilde e-Library in its community center.
5–8 min~2.3 km30 min walk
County park
Amelia Earhart Park
Miami-Dade County's large park on the city's northeast side; it is County land, not a City park, and on no City layer.
11–16 min~7.5 km
Grocery
Aries Supermarket Hialeah
The nearest supermarket on OpenStreetMap, about 0.2 km away on W 60th Street, inside the line.
2–3 min~0.3 km3 min walk
Grocery
Publix, West 60th Street
The Publix at 2414 W 60th Street on OpenStreetMap, inside the line near W 24th Avenue.
2–4 min~0.5 km6 min walk

Showing 1–12 of 25 places, nearest first.

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.

04: Gyms & Fitness

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.

The thing to check
The pool next door is closed
Bucky Dent Water Park is shut until further notice

  • 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
Gyms and fitness facilities within reach
FacilityWhat it isDriveDistance
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~1.0 km
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~2.1 km
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~7.0 km
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~1.1 km

The free option is the two parks' outdoor fitness areas.

05: Schools

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.

Schools serving the community
SchoolBoardNote
West Hialeah Gardens Elementary SchoolMiami-Dade County Public Schools11990 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 SchoolMiami-Dade County Public Schools5700 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 AcademyMiami-Dade County Public Schools7330 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 SchoolMiami-Dade County Public SchoolsThe 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 SchoolMiami-Dade County Public Schools11700 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 enrollmentMiami-Dade County Public SchoolsMagnet 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.

06: A Year Here

Month by month, what living here looks like

Not a highlights reel: the actual annual rhythm, including the dates residents have to remember.

01
January
Dry and mild
  • 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
02
February
The driest stretch
  • 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
03
March
Filing day
  • 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
04
April
Warming
  • 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
05
May
Rains begin
  • 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
06
June
Season opens
  • The Atlantic hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November
  • The wettest month on the normal, about 267 mm, mostly in afternoon thunderstorms
07
July
The heat
  • 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
08
August
TRIM notices
  • 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
09
September
Peak of the season
  • The Atlantic season peaks around 10 September
  • About 260 mm of rain, the second wettest month
10
October
Magnet window
  • 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
11
November
Season's end
  • Hurricane season ends on 30 November
  • About 90 mm of rain and highs near 27.4 °C
12
December
Snow Blast
  • 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
07: Photo Library

5 more photographs of Hialeah and the region

Drawn from the site's shared, freely licensed Hialeah photo library, not photographs of Lago Grande itself. Filter by category.

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Hialeah Park from the air in 1940 The racetrack and its infield lake from the air on January 22, 1940, with platted but mostly empty blocks around it.U.S. National Archives and Records Administration · Public domain · Commons
A fountain at Hialeah Park A tiered fountain among the palms on the grounds of Hialeah Park, in August 2016.Phillip Pessar · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
The Flamingo Pavilion The Flamingo Pavilion at Hialeah Park and the planted walk in front of it, in August 2016.Phillip Pessar · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Palm Avenue Palm Avenue near Hialeah Park, with storefronts on one side and palms on the other, in February 2015.Ivan Curra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Hialeah Market station The platform at the Hialeah Market Tri-Rail station, beside the old Seaboard station, in January 2013.Phillip from Miami, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Commons

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About these photographs. Openly licensed images from the site's shared Hialeah library, found on Wikimedia Commons and served from there with full attribution. None of them is presented as a photograph of Lago Grande.