Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$410,600
Miami $443,300
Median rent$1,653/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households50%
Miami 46%
Hollywood
Broward County155,082 residentsBroward
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
30th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
55
Miami median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Hollywood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Hollywood against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Within-state proficiency62nd pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.7
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index94
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.93%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute29.4 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi24
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Restaurants & cafés93
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks36
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Median household income$67,203
Miami $76,527
Unemployment6.5%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations36%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Hollywood on housing & affordability
Hollywood's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Parkland21 mi from HollywoodB+ 59 C Cooper City8 mi from HollywoodB− 60 C Coral Gables25 mi from HollywoodB− 58 C Weston15 mi from HollywoodC+ 58 C Boca Raton24 mi from HollywoodC 65 C+ Miami Lakes13 mi from HollywoodC− 55 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Hollywood
Is Hollywood, FL a good place to live?
Hollywood scores 55 out of 100, 30th 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 Hollywood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $410,600, 7% below the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.93%. $1,653/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Hollywood?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Hollywood sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.7 student–teacher ratio. Hollywood is served by Broward. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Hollywood?
The mean commute is 29.4 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 24 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Hollywood?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 93 restaurants and cafés and 36 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Hollywood old or new?
The median home in Hollywood was built in 1969 — older 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. 49% 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.