Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Median home value$309,600
Miami $443,300
Median rent$1,774/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households48%
Miami 46%
Deerfield Beach
Broward County88,093 residentsBroward
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
36th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
54
Miami median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Deerfield Beach is like to live in, by category
Bars show Deerfield Beach against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Within-state proficiency62nd pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.4
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index89
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.88%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute28.2 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes56%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi5.6
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés30
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries14
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks32
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median household income$59,730
Miami $76,527
Unemployment5.4%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations34%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Deerfield Beach on housing & affordability
Deerfield Beach's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Parkland8 mi from Deerfield BeachB+ 59 C Cooper City21 mi from Deerfield BeachB− 60 C Weston23 mi from Deerfield BeachC+ 58 C Wellington25 mi from Deerfield BeachC+ 57 C− Boca Raton4 mi from Deerfield BeachC 65 C+ Aventura24 mi from Deerfield BeachD+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Deerfield Beach
Is Deerfield Beach, FL a good place to live?
Deerfield Beach scores 54 out of 100, 36th 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 Deerfield Beach 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 0.88%. $1,774/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Deerfield Beach?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Deerfield Beach sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 20.4 student–teacher ratio. Deerfield Beach is served by Broward. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Deerfield Beach?
The mean commute is 28.2 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 5.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Deerfield Beach?
Within two miles there are 14 groceries, 30 restaurants and cafés and 32 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Deerfield Beach old or new?
The median home in Deerfield Beach was built in 1978 — close to 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. 36% 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.