Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median home value$309,600
Miami $443,300
Median rent$2,102/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households48%
Miami 46%
Coconut Creek
Broward County58,330 residentsBroward
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
41st of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
53
Miami median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Coconut Creek is like to live in, by category
Bars show Coconut Creek against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 53/100
C−
Within-state proficiency62nd pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio21.8
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index97
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.96%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute29.6 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi7.7
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés27
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks30
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median household income$75,014
Miami $76,527
Unemployment5.0%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations42%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Coconut Creek on housing & affordability
Coconut Creek's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Parkland5 mi from Coconut CreekB+ 59 C Cooper City17 mi from Coconut CreekB− 60 C Weston18 mi from Coconut CreekC+ 58 C Boca Raton8 mi from Coconut CreekC 65 C+ Aventura22 mi from Coconut CreekD+ 61 C Coral Springs5 mi from Coconut CreekD+ 56 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Coconut Creek
Is Coconut Creek, FL a good place to live?
Coconut Creek scores 53 out of 100, 41st of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Coconut Creek expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $309,600, 30% below the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.96%. $2,102/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Coconut Creek?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Coconut Creek sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 21.8 student–teacher ratio. Coconut Creek is served by Broward. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Coconut Creek?
The mean commute is 29.6 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 7.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Coconut Creek?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 27 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Coconut Creek old or new?
The median home in Coconut Creek was built in 1989 — newer than the Miami median of 1982. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 38% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.