Living in Deerfield Beach, FL
Deerfield Beach is a mid-size city of 88,093 people in Broward County, Florida. It's about 37 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $2k a month.
88,093people
$310kTypical home
$1,774/moRent
91° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 88,093
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,888 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Miami, FL
- 37 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,952/mo)
- Median rent $1,774/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,382 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to FLL airport
- 17 mi to FLL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 33 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 129 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 167 bars within 25 mi
- 760 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Broward County: D+17 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk