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Living in Hillsboro Beach, FL

Hillsboro Beach is a small town of 2,271 people in Broward County, Florida. It's about 36 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $682k and rent runs about $3k a month.

2,271people
$682kTypical home
$3,346/moRent
91° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
131Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,271
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 6,205 people per sq mi
  • 36 mi to Miami, FL
  • 36 mi to Miami, FL
  • 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $682k (≈$4,299/mo)
  • Median rent $3,346/mo
  • Median household income $94k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 8.0% 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 66
  • 8% of households have kids
  • 50% are 65 or older
  • 53% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 31 min
  • 10% walk or take transit to work
  • 15 mi to FLL airport
  • 15 mi to FLL (major hub)
  • 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 17% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1974
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 20 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 49 mi to a big lake
  • 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 124 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 2,574 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 162 bars within 25 mi
  • 774 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 44 museums within 25 mi
  • 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 7 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 30% of Florida districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 7 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

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