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55,665people live here $64,908median household income▼ 20% below US $2,094median rent per month▲ 48% above US $320,200median home valueNear US average

Fountainebleau is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Fountainebleau

Fountainebleau is a large unincorporated community in Florida with county unemployment below the national average and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Fountainebleau deals with rent well above the national average, household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and a population that has been shrinking.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Below-average household incomes
Air quality concerns
Shrinking population
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers

How Fountainebleau compares

Median household income

Fountainebleau$64,908

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Fountainebleau$2,094

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Fountainebleau$320,200

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Fountainebleau

Based on Fountainebleau's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,188

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $83,760 a year
62% of Fountainebleau renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$64,040

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $32,020
Homes cost 4.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 48% above US

$2,094/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,094 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $320,200. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $320,200 · 62% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

2.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Miami-Dade County is 2.7%, well below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Miami-Dade County (county-wide)

Safety

336 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Fountainebleau doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Miami-Dade County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1810/100k · Policed by Miami-Dade County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

28 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.9 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

74%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

9.9%

Other

2.4%

Public transit

2.1%

Walk

0.2%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 63°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

36% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 36% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Biscayne National Park (21 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Fountainebleau's strongest point is county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and household incomes below the national average. A year of median rent ($2,094/mo) equals 39% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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