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