Golden Beach is a town in the northeast corner of Miami-Dade County, Florida, occupying a narrow barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. The 2020 census counted 961 residents. The entire town is roughly one mile from north to south and four blocks from east to west, a compact footprint that shapes everything about the community. Incorporated by a special act of the Florida Legislature in 1929, Golden Beach is one of the older municipalities in Miami-Dade County. From the beginning it was conceived as a residential retreat, and that founding principle has held: the town deliberately remains almost entirely residential, with no commercial district, maintaining its own government and police force to preserve its quiet character. Oceanfront lots that sold for thousands of dollars in the 1920s have become among the most prized shoreline properties in South Florida. The town is bordered by Sunny Isles Beach to the south, Aventura to the west across the waterway, and Hallandale Beach to the north in Broward County. This location places Golden Beach minutes from the shopping and dining of Aventura and the wider Miami-Fort Lauderdale region, while the town itself stays secluded and low-density. Golden Beach offers its residents about a mile of private beach, several small parks, and direct water access on both the ocean and the Intracoastal. Public school students attend Miami-Dade County Public Schools, assigned to nearby campuses in the Aventura area. For those seeking a quiet, exclusively residential oceanfront setting in the heart of the Miami metro, Golden Beach is a distinctive and enduring choice.