Indian Creek Village

Indian Creek is a man-made 300-acre island in Biscayne Bay, minutes from Miami Beach and a world away from it. A single guarded causeway from Surfside is the only way in — and only residents, staff, and invited guests make it past the gate.

Inside, a private 18-hole golf course covers the island's interior while the mansions ring the water, each with a dock facing the bay. The village has never had a restaurant, a store, or a hotel.

It doesn't need one. What it has is its own police department patrolling by boat, jeep, and Jet Ski around the clock — roughly one officer for every six residents.

A 2014 survey pegged the residents' combined net worth at more than $37 billion; the current figure is comfortably north of that. This independent visual study of the most exclusive village in America features live satellite imagery of the island — glide over a gold pin to reveal the owner, the purchase date, and the price, or click any pin to fly down to street level for a close look at the estate itself.

Gold crowns mark the island's record-breakers, from the first great estate at under $4 million to 7 Indian Creek Island Road — the most expensive home ever sold in Miami-Dade. No affiliation with Indian Creek Village, its residents, or its country club.