Miami

Most affordable Miami suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Lauderdale Lakes$214k median · 27.4 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
64
Affordability
overall 47 D
2
Royal Palm Beach$438k median · 30.7 min commute
Cost of living BHousing CEmployment C+
63
Affordability
overall 59 C
3
Greenacres$291k median · 29.9 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment D−
62
Affordability
overall 50 D+
4
Calypso Cove Aquatic Facility in Margate, Florida
Margate$316k median · 30.7 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D−Employment D+
61
Affordability
overall 54 C−
5
A image of Hallandale Beach, Florida at sunset.
Hallandale Beach$279k median · 30.4 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
61
Affordability
overall 53 C−
6
Deerfield Beach Resort View Photo Don Ramey Logan
Deerfield Beach$310k median · 28.2 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment D−
61
Affordability
overall 54 C−
7
Tamarac, Florida.
Tamarac$289k median · 31.4 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment D
61
Affordability
overall 53 C−
8
The Acreage$525k median · 38.0 min commute
Cost of living BHousing CEmployment C+
60
Affordability
overall 52 D+
9
City Hall in Lauderhill, Florida
Lauderhill$273k median · 30.0 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
60
Affordability
overall 49 D+
10
Dania Beach, Florida: Nyberg-Swanson House, now home to the local Chamber of Commerce
Dania Beach$320k median · 28.4 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
59
Affordability
overall 52 D+
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Margate (City of Margate · CC BY 4.0); Hallandale Beach (Florida guy 128 · Public domain); Deerfield Beach (Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Tamarac (Tamarac · CC BY-SA 3.0); Lauderhill (RTMGterra · CC BY-SA 4.0); Dania Beach (Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0).