How much is rent in Miami Gardens?

The median asking rent in Miami Gardens is $2,800 a month across 171 active rentals in BeachesMLS. Houses and townhomes ask a median $3,200 and condos and apartments $1,600. Leases signed in the last 90 days closed at a median $3,000 for houses and townhomes and $1,450 for condos and apartments. These figures update daily on this page.

Do I pay a fee to rent a home in Miami Gardens through BreakThru Realty?

In most South Florida rentals the landlord pays the agent commission, so working with a BreakThru rental agent costs a renter nothing. If a specific listing works differently, we tell you before you tour it.

What do I need to apply for a rental in Miami Gardens?

Most landlords ask for a government-issued photo ID, recent pay stubs or an offer letter showing income of roughly three times the monthly rent, recent bank statements, a credit report and rental references. Having these ready before you tour lets you apply the same day.

How long does rental approval take in Miami Gardens?

Landlord approval usually takes one to three business days. If the home is in a condo or HOA community, which is common in Miami Gardens, the association runs its own application and approval, and that can take two to four weeks in many buildings. We start the association paperwork the moment you are accepted.

Can I rent a pet-friendly home in Miami Gardens?

Yes. The pet-friendly page lists every current Miami Gardens rental whose listing says pets are allowed. Most still set limits, such as breed or size restrictions, a maximum number of pets and a pet fee or deposit, and condo associations often add rules of their own, so we confirm the policy for your pet before you apply.

Are there seasonal rentals in Miami Gardens?

Yes. Furnished homes and condos in Miami Gardens are let by the month or the season, with the strongest demand from January through April. Seasonal rents run higher than annual leases and the best winter rentals book months ahead, so start early; the seasonal and furnished pages show what is available now.

Miami Gardens Rentals: Homes & Apartments for Rent

Every house, condo and apartment for rent in Miami Gardens, Florida, straight from BeachesMLS and updated throughout the day, with live rent figures and local agents who know which buildings and streets are worth your application.

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Miami Gardens Rental Market at a Glance

Updated October 30, 2026 from BeachesMLS.

171homes for rent
$2,800/momedian asking rent
13new rentals this week
28leased in the last 30 days

	Houses & townhomes	Condos & apartments
Active rentals	116	55
Median asking rent	$3,200/mo	$1,600/mo
Median rent per sq ft	$2.31/sq ft	$2.15/sq ft
Average days on market	61 days	78 days
Leased in the last 90 days	74	21
Median leased rent (90 days)	$3,000/mo	$1,450/mo
Median leased rent vs. a year ago	+1.7%	-4.9%

Source: BeachesMLS. Asking rents are active rentals as of October 30, 2026; leased rents cover leases signed in the last 90 days, compared with the same 90 days one year earlier. Not an appraisal.

Newest Miami Gardens Rentals

20 rentals, newest first.

The 20 listings on this page run from $3,800 a month to $5,900 a month, with a median of $4,025 a month, and they have been listed a median of 55 days.

Miami Gardens Rent by Bedroom Count

Asking rents in Miami Gardens by size right now: studios and one-bedrooms $1,500, 2-bedrooms $2,200, 3-bedrooms $3,200, 4-bedrooms $3,900 a month, medians of the homes listed today.

Size	Listed now	Median asking rent	Days on market	Leased, last 90 days	Median achieved rent
Studio & 1 bedroom	40	$1,500/mo	67	20	$1,300/mo
2 bedrooms	27	$2,200/mo	79	15	$2,250/mo
3 bedrooms	79	$3,200/mo	63	35	$2,850/mo
4+ bedrooms	25	$3,900/mo	61	25	$3,500/mo

Source: BeachesMLS, monthly rents only; updated daily.

Miami Gardens Rents Over the Last Year

Month	Leases closed	Median rent	Houses & townhomes	Condos & apartments	Rent per sq ft	Days to lease
Oct 2025	38	$2,708/mo	$3,100/mo	$1,525/mo	$2.25	46 days
Nov 2025	30	$2,500/mo	$2,583/mo	$1,400/mo	$1.97	43 days
Dec 2025	33	$2,600/mo	$3,000/mo	$1,500/mo	$2.09	35 days
Jan 2026	35	$2,525/mo	$2,870/mo	$1,425/mo	$2.23	45 days
Feb 2026	45	$2,650/mo	$3,000/mo	$1,799/mo	$2.12	29 days
Mar 2026	37	$2,500/mo	$2,800/mo	$1,725/mo	$2.29	51 days
Apr 2026	41	$2,900/mo	$3,169/mo	$1,849/mo	$2.14	25 days
May 2026	42	$2,475/mo	$2,960/mo	$2,000/mo	$2.11	32 days
Jun 2026	39	$2,250/mo	$2,500/mo	$1,250/mo	$1.95	26 days
Jul 2026	53	$2,500/mo	$2,800/mo	$1,500/mo	$2.02	31 days
Aug 2026	45	$2,675/mo	$2,823/mo	$1,400/mo	$2.16	32 days
Sep 2026	24	$2,725/mo	$2,900/mo	$1,475/mo	$2.08	23 days

Source: BeachesMLS. Each row is the median of the leases that closed in that calendar month; seasonal and one-time quotes are excluded because they are stay totals rather than monthly rents. Not an appraisal.

Renting in Miami Gardens

Renters in Miami Gardens are mostly families leasing a house or a townhome by the year. Three and four bedroom houses in Carol City, Norwood, Lake Lucerne, Sierra Mirada and Venetian Gardens lease with fenced yards and room for several cars, and the newer townhomes of Vista Lago and Walden Place offer a garage, impact windows and an association that keeps the grounds, some facing a lake. Students and staff at St. Thomas University and Florida Memorial University look in the south of the city. Few condominiums or apartments are listed for rent through the MLS here, so most choices are houses.

Houses, Condos and Apartments

Rentals in Miami Gardens range from studio apartments to furnished estate homes. The market table on this page splits the median rent between houses and townhomes on one side and condos and apartments on the other, because the two markets price very differently, and the pages below narrow the search by home type, monthly rent, furnishing, pets and lease length.

How Renting With BreakThru Works

Tell us your budget, move-in date and must-haves, and a licensed rental agent builds a shortlist, schedules tours and helps you apply with a complete file. In most South Florida rentals the landlord pays the agent commission, so our help costs a renter nothing.

Own a Home in Miami Gardens?

A Miami Gardens landlord usually leases a house by the year, and the decisions are practical: who keeps the lawn and the pool, whether a pet is allowed, how many vehicles fit, and whether a second unit or efficiency on the lot is permitted to be rented on its own. The associations of Vista Lago, Walden, Majorca Isles and Monterrey approve tenants and set their own leasing rules, and short stays near the stadium follow city rules worth confirming first. Request a Rental Analysis and we price your home from live Miami Gardens rents and recent leases, then screen every applicant before a lease is signed.

Renting in Miami Gardens: What to Know Before You Apply

Where renters live

Renters in Miami Gardens choose mostly between a house and a townhome. Houses with three to five bedrooms lease across the city, in Carol City, Norwood, Lake Lucerne, Sierra Mirada, Andover and Venetian Gardens, many with fenced yards and parking for several cars, and some divided so that one part is a separate unit. Townhomes in Vista Lago, Walden Place and the Via Ventura community offer newer homes with garages, some facing a lake. Students and staff at St. Thomas University and Florida Memorial University look in the south of the city, near NW 37th Avenue and the two campuses.

Annual or seasonal

Miami Gardens rents all year to people who live here all year. Most leases run twelve months or longer, signed by families and working households, and they turn over most often in late spring and summer, when families move between school years. Furnished and seasonal rentals are uncommon, and the few that appear are houses offered for a few months at a time. Event weekends at Hard Rock Stadium bring visitors, but a resident lease is a different market from an event stay. A tenant planning a summer move should start looking in spring, when Miami Gardens owners list homes that will be vacant by the end of the school year.

What to have ready

Have the application file complete before you tour a Miami Gardens rental. Expect to provide photo identification, recent pay stubs or other proof of income, references from past landlords and consent to credit, background and eviction checks, and in a gated or townhome community, the association's own application and fee. List everyone who will live in the home, every vehicle, because parking on a townhome street is often limited, and any pet with its breed and size. Sending the full packet with your request saves days, and it shows a Miami Gardens owner that the application is ready to approve.

Association approval

Most Miami Gardens houses need only the owner's approval, because the streets they stand on have no association. Townhomes and homes in the gated communities are different: Vista Lago, Walden, Majorca Isles, Monterrey and Coconut Cay each run their own tenant application, may charge a fee, can set a minimum lease term and may limit pets or vehicles. Approval can take days or weeks, depending on how often the association reviews applications, and the move in date follows it. Ask the owner which rules apply before you apply for a Miami Gardens rental in one of these communities.

Deposits and move-in costs

Budget for more than one month when you sign a Miami Gardens lease. Most annual leases ask for the first month, a security deposit and often the last month, and the listing frequently shows the total due before move in. A pet usually adds a deposit or a fee, and an association can add an application fee or a move in charge. Under Florida law the owner must tell you in writing where your deposit is held. The lease should also say who pays the electricity, the water and sewer, the lawn care and any pool service, because those costs vary from one Miami Gardens house to the next.

Where to Rent in Miami Gardens

Carol City rentals — The postwar plats of western Miami Gardens
Bunche Park rentals — Houses from 1950 around the park that carries its name
Norwood rentals — Fifties houses on the east side north of Miami Gardens Drive
Scott Lake Manor rentals — Late fifties houses between NW 7th and NW 14th Avenues
Myrtle Grove rentals — Fifties and sixties houses near NW 27th Avenue
Lake Lucerne rentals — Houses of several decades near the Broward line
Andover rentals — Sixties houses in the northeast corner, some on gated streets
Vista Lago rentals — A gated townhome community completed in 2022 and 2023
Golden Highlands rentals — Early fifties houses near NW 27th Avenue in the south
Berkeley Manor rentals — Houses from 1958 to 1960 near NW 7th Avenue
Riverdale Estates rentals — Sixties houses and newer homes at the north end
Leslie Estates rentals — Houses, patio homes and townhouses close to Hard Rock Stadium

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Miami Gardens Rentals FAQ

How much is rent in Miami Gardens?: The median asking rent in Miami Gardens is $2,800 a month across 171 active rentals in BeachesMLS. Houses and townhomes ask a median $3,200 and condos and apartments $1,600. Leases signed in the last 90 days closed at a median $3,000 for houses and townhomes and $1,450 for condos and apartments. These figures update daily on this page.
Do I pay a fee to rent a home in Miami Gardens through BreakThru Realty?: In most South Florida rentals the landlord pays the agent commission, so working with a BreakThru rental agent costs a renter nothing. If a specific listing works differently, we tell you before you tour it.
What do I need to apply for a rental in Miami Gardens?: Most landlords ask for a government-issued photo ID, recent pay stubs or an offer letter showing income of roughly three times the monthly rent, recent bank statements, a credit report and rental references. Having these ready before you tour lets you apply the same day.
How long does rental approval take in Miami Gardens?: Landlord approval usually takes one to three business days. If the home is in a condo or HOA community, which is common in Miami Gardens, the association runs its own application and approval, and that can take two to four weeks in many buildings. We start the association paperwork the moment you are accepted.
Can I rent a pet-friendly home in Miami Gardens?: Yes. The pet-friendly page lists every current Miami Gardens rental whose listing says pets are allowed. Most still set limits, such as breed or size restrictions, a maximum number of pets and a pet fee or deposit, and condo associations often add rules of their own, so we confirm the policy for your pet before you apply.
Are there seasonal rentals in Miami Gardens?: Yes. Furnished homes and condos in Miami Gardens are let by the month or the season, with the strongest demand from January through April. Seasonal rents run higher than annual leases and the best winter rentals book months ahead, so start early; the seasonal and furnished pages show what is available now.