Density in your neighborhood (subdivision, zip code, agricultural)

[WINTERFRONT]

Those buildings in Aventura are very far apart from each other.

[WINTERFRONT]

I always thought "density" began at the 55k mark. Wouldn't 55k/mi be considered the beginning of "average density"?

[hurricaneMan1992]

Originally Posted by WINTERFRONT

Those buildings in Aventura are very far apart from each other.

Condos in Kendall are just as far apart, and they're not high rises either. Some blocks at the south part of Aventura (away form the mall) are basically all midrise/highrise condos right up next to each other.

Another factor besides the water area and the commercial developments is we have an 18-hole golf course in the middle of the City.

[gymbuff]

11,767.3/sq mi That's Hialeah

[WINTERFRONT]

Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992

Another factor besides the water area and the commercial developments is we have an 18-hole golf course in the middle of the City.

basically not a dense neighborhood at all. WK is not dense either, but according to CD, its density is label as "very high"

[valicky]

Population density: 211 people per square mile (very low). This is using my zip code in West Kendall. I guess because there are still a few farms out here.

[hurricaneMan1992]

Originally Posted by WINTERFRONT

basically not a dense neighborhood at all. WK is not dense either, but according to CD, its density is label as "very high"

By this definition, Central Park, NYC would not be dense either... But no, neither Aventura or West Kendall come close to east coast cities' density...but for suburbs, you gotta give us some credit.

[WINTERFRONT]

Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992

By this definition, Central Park, NYC would not be dense either... But no, neither Aventura or West Kendall come close to east coast cities' density...but for suburbs, you gotta give us some credit.

Parks are green areas, open spaces - sometimes closed at night. Population density measures population regardless the location.

Now, Central park is surrounded by a dense area of over 50k people per square mile - urban. Some parts of the park might be filled with people in the morning, but that's not the case during the whole day.

Those green spaces in Aventura are not surrounded by dense hoods.

Btw, condos here in West Kendall, at least the area I'm living in (not just the east of Palmetto lie) are not far apart from each other. In most cases they are rowhomes or building apartments of 2 - 4 stories high.

[tallrick]

I have not been able to get an accurate figure for the density around me now, but I live in a county with a total population around 70 thousand, and am west of palm beach county. In my opinion as the population density decreases, quality of life increases, incomes being the same. In fact, I believe that even if incomes are a bit lower, most income in a higher density area is wasted on increased costs of living.

[hurricaneMan1992]

Next time you're up at Aventura Mall, drive the 3 miles around Country Club Drive and come back and tell me what you think of the areas surrounding the golf course. Then check out the local back roads between 183rd and the Mall. Here's a sample of what you will see:

East side of Country Club Drive.
South part of Aventura. Note this image has a few high rises under construction that are now finished and occupied.

Granted, it's not NYC or Brickell, and it's not truly "urban," but does this look like "not a very dense" neighborhood? Looks more like a dense neighborhood next to a golf course and lakes. Any part of west Kendall look like this? I haven't been out there in a while, but here's the most dense I could find in a quick search of West Kendall, just west of the Turnpike:
link.

The point is number of residents per area can be misleading when you do the math over an area with a large fraction of commercial areas, waterways/lakes, and green space, versus somewhere that's practically all townhouses, low rise apartments, and homes.