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Southwest Ranches is a big small town of 7,656 people in Broward County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 77°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $907k and rent runs about $3k a month.
7,656people
$907kTypical home
$2,733/moRent
91° / 77°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,656
- Part of a metro area
- About 590 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Miami, FL
- 22 mi to Miami, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $907k (≈$5,716/mo)
- Median rent $2,733/mo
- Median household income $161k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 77°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,382 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 37% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to OPF airport
- 14 mi to FLL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,940 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 239 bars within 25 mi
- 1,041 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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