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Ask The WizardCountry Walk is the gated green village of far southwest Miami-Dade: lakes, a golf course, and security walls built on old nursery farmland, with the Redland and the Everglades at its back door. It suits families, golfers, and commuters who want county access with a country-resort feel.
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The short answer, with the numbers
Yes, for the right buyer, and Country Walk is southwest Miami-Dade's most established gated-village answer. The market reads steady and family-priced: Redfin put the median near $614,632 in May 2026, down about 5.4 percent year over year, Zillow's average home value near $637,500, and Homes.com counted roughly 39 homes for sale in the community's ZIPs.
The lifestyle is green resort-country: lakes and a golf course inside the gates, clubhouses and guarded entry, the nursery-and-produce country of the Redland next door, Zoo Miami 15 minutes away, and the Everglades a few minutes west of the community's edge.
The honest trade-offs: most homes date from the 1980s and 1990s and reward updates, the village is car-dependent by design, the commute downtown is a real 35 to 40 minutes, and hurricane season is the fixed cost of the county. If security, green, and family order define the life you want, Country Walk is a proven southwest answer.
Miami-Dade County · A gated green village in the far southwest
Median home sale price
~$614,632
Redfin, May 2026 (down ~5.4% YoY)
Average home value
~$637,522
Zillow, 2026 (down ~1.0% YoY)
Homes for sale
~39
Homes.com, 2026 (community ZIPs)
County median DOM
~81 days
FRED / Realtor.com, Apr 2026
Every figure on this page carries its source and its as-of date, because a good advisor labels the data before he uses it. Jump to the Country Walk Market Data Snapshot for the full grid.
The character of the community
Country Walk was carved in the 1980s out of the nursery and grove land that gave southwest Miami-Dade its nickname as the Redland, and it was designed as a gated, golf-framed village from day one: lakes, fairways, guarded entries, and green common ground that still outnumber the rooftops.
Life inside the walls runs on the resort calendar: clubhouse events, golf and tennis leagues, pool summers, and the kind of neighborhoods where the same families have owned the same addresses for decades. The village is self-sufficient by design, with its own shopping and services at the gate.
Outside the gates is the quiet superpower: the Redland's farms and fruit stands, the open Everglades to the west, Zoo Miami and the county's big parks 15 minutes away, and the Turnpike putting Miami's airports and downtown within a real, drivable commute.
The money line, sourced
The honest numbers: the index, the home values, the income range, and the one tax break that changes the math for relocators.
The index, honestly
Miami-Dade County scores 118.9 on BestPlaces, about 18.9 percent above the U.S. average, and Country Walk sits at the county's family mid-market: gated country living priced below the bayfront corridors.
BestPlaces, 2026
Home values
Redfin put the median near $614,632 in May 2026 and Zillow's average value near $637,522. Golf-ring and newer edge lots carry the top; the 1980s-and-90s core carries the value.
Redfin / Zillow, 2026
No state income tax
Florida levies no state income tax at all, a permanent line for retirees and relocators from high-tax states. It applies in Country Walk exactly as it does everywhere else in Florida.
State law, applies in Country Walk
The bottom line
Country Walk is southwest Miami-Dade's walled-country value: lakes, golf, and guards at family mid-market prices. HOA dues and hurricane-season insurance are the fine print, and Michael prices them into every plan.
BestPlaces / Redfin, 2026
| Category | Country Walk | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living vs. U.S. average | ~18.9% above (index 118.9) | BestPlaces, 2026 (Miami-Dade County) |
| Median home sale price | ~$614,632 | Redfin, May 2026 |
| Average home value | ~$637,522 | Zillow, 2026 |
| State income tax | None | Florida state law, applies in Country Walk |
| Property insurance | Southwest coastal-season reality | Hurricane risk and canal-adjacent flood zones are part of the math |
The current picture, in numbers
Here is the honest, current picture, labeled by source and date. Country Walk reads steady and slightly buyer-friendlier than 2025: Redfin put the median near $614,632 in May 2026, down about 5.4 percent year over year, Zillow's average home value near $637,522, down about 1 percent, and Homes.com counted roughly 39 homes for sale across the community's 33186 and 33196 ZIPs, with the county's median days on market near 81.
Three honest frames before the numbers: the community's 1980s-and-90s stock and its newer edge product price at different levels, the metro's months of supply ran near 8 months at mid-2026, favoring buyers, and the tax line that never moves, Florida has no state income tax.
Median home sale price
~$614,632
down ~5.4% year over year
Redfin · May 2026
Average home value
~$637,522
down ~1.0% year over year
Zillow · 2026
Homes for sale
~39
community ZIPs, 33186 / 33196
Homes.com · 2026
Metro months of supply
~8.2
Miami metro, mid-2026; buyer lean
Metro market review · 2026
Cost-of-living index
118.9
18.9% above the U.S. average (county)
BestPlaces · 2026
Redfin / Zillow / Homes.com · 2026
| Measure | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | ~$614,632 | Redfin, May 2026, down ~5.4% YoY |
| Average home value | ~$637,522 | Zillow, down ~1.0% YoY |
| Homes for sale | ~39 | Homes.com, community ZIPs |
| County median DOM | ~81 days | FRED / Realtor.com, Apr 2026 |
| Community vibe | Gated, golf, and lakes | 1980s-90s stock plus newer edges |
BestPlaces / county market brief · 2026
| Measure | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| County cost-of-living index | 118.9 | BestPlaces, 2026 |
| Metro months of supply | ~8.2 | mid-2026 metro review |
| Southwest position | Gated mid-market | family product between Kendall and Homestead |
Read it honestly: Country Walk is a steady, family-priced gated market: a median near $614,000 on Redfin's May 2026 read, average values near $637,500, and roughly 39 listings across the community's two ZIPs. The 1980s-and-90s stock is priced for updates, the newer edges carry premiums, and the metro's eight months of supply gives buyers real room. For the freshest look at Country Walk today, the snapshot above is the starting point; your exact street gets current numbers on a call.
The honest trade-offs, local read
The genuine upsides and the honest trade-offs locals actually talk about, every one grounded in the sourced numbers on this page. Country Walk is a wonderful place to live, and it is not the right fit for everyone. That is exactly the conversation worth having before you move.
A gated community with lakes, a golf course, and heavily landscaped common areas: security and order are the product.
The community's course and club dining give golf members a life without leaving the gates, with golf-front homes carrying the premium.
Shops, services, and the community center sit within and around the development, reducing the need to travel for daily life.
The Turnpike and Ronald Reagan Turnpike link the community to the airport, Doral, and the west suburban job corridors.
Lakes, mature landscaping, and the preserved green of the old nursery land give it a softer feel than denser suburbs.
Gated safety, parks, and community events make it a long-tenured favorite for families and empty nesters alike.
Downtown Miami is 35 to 45 minutes with traffic, and even the airport is a 25-to-40-minute drive depending on the hour.
Walk Score is low and the community is spread: almost every errand begins with the car.
Association fees and community development district assessments stack on top of the purchase, and rules govern the details.
The original 1980s homes need updates in places, while newer phases carry premiums.
Miami-Dade results vary by school, and many families factor magnets or private options into the plan.
Whether Country Walk fits comes down to your street, your budget, and your season of life. Talk it through on a free 15-minute strategy call, or call Michael directly.
Where to look first
4 pockets buyers ask Michael about most, each with the honest read attached. The spread between them is the single most important thing to understand about Country Walk, and the reason the right neighborhood matters more than the town name.
Lakeside family homes inside the guarded entries
The original planned sections deliver the community's promise: lake-view lots, club pools, and guarded access, with the golf course as the common backyard.
Fits best: Families who want the walled-village contract
Fairway homes along the community's 18 holes
The fairway addresses carry the village's premium product: course views, green buffers, and the clubhouse life a cart ride away, with the resort finish that southwest Miami-Dade built its reputation on.
Fits best: Golfers and green-space buyers
Larger lots toward the Redland farmland
The community's outer edges open onto bigger lots and fresher builds, with the nursery country and fruit stands of the Redland a minute past the wall.
Fits best: Move-ups who want room and new construction
Village living steps from the commercial node
Near the community's shopping and services, homes sit a walking-distance step from groceries, dining, and the errand life that keeps the village self-sufficient.
Fits best: Buyers who want convenience inside the walls
Country Walk is one walled village with four geographies: the lakeside sections, the golf ring, the newer edges, and the gate-shopping pocket. The right match is the lot, the fairway, and the commute, and Michael matches the street to the family, not the ZIP.
Find Your Country Walk NeighborhoodThe district report, with rankings
Country Walk is served by Miami-Dade County Public Schools through the southwest cluster: Jack D. Gordon Elementary sits inside the community itself and anchors many Country Walk zones, with Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary (GreatSchools 4/10), Howard D. McMillan Middle (GreatSchools 7/10), and Felix Varela Senior High (GreatSchools 5/10) among the area assignments. Boundaries change street by street, so Michael confirms the exact assigned schools for a specific address.
| School | Rating / rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jack D. Gordon Elementary School | Inside Country Walk; anchors many zones | Miami-Dade district zoning, current |
| Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School | GreatSchools 4/10 | GreatSchools, 2026 |
| Howard D. McMillan Middle School | GreatSchools 7/10 | GreatSchools, 2026 |
| Felix Varela Senior High School | GreatSchools 5/10 | GreatSchools, 2026 |
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Zoned by address
Rankings and attendance zones come from GreatSchools, US News, Niche, and PublicSchoolReview, all as of 2026 or the most recent published cycle, and they change. The School District of Miami-Dade County zones by address, so Michael always confirms the exact assigned schools for a specific address before you make an offer.
The drive math, by the numbers
Country Walk sits in far southwest Miami-Dade at the Turnpike's edge: Kendall and the Dadeland corridor about 15 minutes, Zoo Miami about 15, downtown Miami about 35 to 40 minutes, and Homestead about 20 minutes south.
For flyers, Miami International (MIA) is about 30 minutes north via the Turnpike, Miami Executive Airport handles general aviation west of the community, and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) is about 50 minutes in normal traffic.
The local economy is the county's southwest base: healthcare at Baptist Hospital's South Miami campus and the corridor's medical offices, education, retail and logistics along the Turnpike, and the Redland's agriculture. Country Walk's location pairs the region's jobs with the most open country left inside the county line.
To Kendall / Dadeland
~15 min
Driving, Turnpike north
To downtown Miami
~35-40 min
Driving, Turnpike / 836
To Miami Int'l (MIA)
~30 min
Driving, Turnpike north
Match the town to your life
The buyer types Country Walk fits especially well, each with the sourced reason attached. This is the audience range Michael works with every week as The Life Transition Specialist: buyers, sellers, retirees, families, and investors from the Treasure Coast to South Florida.
Gated streets, lakes, a school inside the walls, and clubhouse summers make Country Walk the walled-village childhood of southwest Miami-Dade.
The community's course, clubhouse, and green-ring lots deliver daily golf at home, the resort life the 1980s planned and the village still runs.
Steady family demand, gated security, and 2026's cooler prices give buyer-investors a real entry into one of the southwest's most liquid communities.
Guarded, green, and low-key with the country at the door, Miami's healthcare 30 minutes away, and Florida's no state income tax on the ledger.
The Redland's nurseries, fruit stands, and open sky sit at the wall, with the Everglades a few minutes further west.
Villa and patio-home product in the village gives downsizers the gated country life without the big-house upkeep, with the clubhouse as the social center.
For out-of-state movers
Moving to Country Walk from outside Florida is a life transition, and the people who plan it as one land better. Here is the practical short list, every point grounded in the sourced numbers on this page and in how Michael guides relocators from the Treasure Coast to South Florida.
Florida taxes no wage or retirement income at the state level, a permanent line for anyone moving from a high-tax state.
The median near $614,000 averages 1980s-and-90s stock with newer edges. The renovated home carries a premium; the dated one carries a project. Condition is the negotiation.
Southwest Miami-Dade lives with hurricanes and flood zones near the drainage canals and the Everglades edge. Michael prices the real insurance number into every plan.
Gated living carries association fees and rules. Michael reads the HOA history before anyone signs, so the monthly number is the real number.
Streets inside the same village can zone to different schools. Michael confirms the assigned schools for a specific address before the offer.
Michael treats every relocation as a life transition, and a 15-minute strategy call sorts your timeline, budget, and school plan before you ever tour.
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Country Walk is where southwest Miami-Dade gets its resort welcome: walls, lakes, a golf course, and the quietest country left in the county a minute past the gate. It is the family village buyers move to for the life inside the walls.
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Straight answers, no fine print
The questions buyers ask Michael most about moving to Country Walk, answered directly with the sourced numbers on this page.
Yes, for buyers who want the gated green village of far southwest Miami-Dade: lakes, a golf course, guarded entries, and the Redland country at the wall. Redfin's May 2026 read put the median near $614,632. The trade-offs are 1980s-and-90s housing eras, car dependence, and the downtown commute.
It tracks the county's mid-market: a median near $614,632 on Redfin's May 2026 read and an average value near $637,522 on Zillow, with roughly 39 homes for sale in the community's ZIPs. BestPlaces indexes Miami-Dade at 118.9, and Florida has no state income tax.
The Atlantic beaches are about 25 to 30 minutes east, while the community's own lakes and the Everglades' open country sit at its doorstep, and the Redland farms are a minute past the gate.
For guarded, quiet-country retirees, yes: gated streets, clubhouse life, and Miami's healthcare 30 minutes away, plus no state income tax. Michael, a Certified Senior Transition Specialist, helps retirees and their families plan the move itself.
Jack D. Gordon Elementary sits inside the community and anchors many zones, with Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary at GreatSchools 4/10, Howard D. McMillan Middle at 7/10, and Felix Varela Senior High at 5/10 among the area assignments. Boundaries change street by street, so Michael confirms the exact zone for an address.
Steady and buyer-friendlier than 2025: the median ran near $614,632, down about 5.4 percent year over year, with the metro's months of supply near 8.2 at mid-2026 and about 39 community listings. Serious buyers have real inventory and real negotiating room.
Yes: gated streets, a school inside the walls, lake-and-golf green space, and a clubhouse summer program are the family contract this village was built to deliver. Match the exact school zone and the HOA budget the way Michael does, address first, before the offer.
Have a question this page did not answer? Ask it directly: (561) 441-8420 or michael@thecompleterealestateteam.com.
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