The median home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is valued at $500,634, down 5.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,733, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 15.3x — near the national average of 18x. Fort Lauderdale is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$500,634

-5.4%

Rent$2,733/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

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Out of reach51.8% of income

Need $138,857/yr to afford.

PITI$3,240

P/I51.8%

Afford$270K

Gap-$230K

P&I $2,531Tax $359Ins $350

Renting $507/mo cheaper ($2,733 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + FL ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Florida

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Jupiter Island$9.49M Golden Beach$7.5M Fisher Island$6.39M Lake Buena Vista$6.09M Jupiter Inlet Colony$3.62M Manalapan$3.57M Golf$2.87M Boca Grande$2.63M

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