Fort Lauderdale High School

It's one of the more central and connected parts of the city, with easy access to the beach, downtown, and a canal network that puts water within reach of many neighborhoods. Families are drawn to school options including Nova High School and College Academy At Broward College. The mix of pool homes, waterfront properties, and walkable pockets appeals to a wide range of buyers.

It's a step above the national average but varied — the median list price is $780,000 and the average price works out to about $716 per square foot. That said, listings start as low as $95,000 and climb past $55 million, so there's a genuine entry point at almost every budget.

Over the last 12 months, 817 homes sold at a median price of $725,000, a bit under the current $780,000 median list. The typical home runs around 1,500 square feet, and with 725 active listings priced above $1M, the upper end is well represented among the Fort Lauderdale homes for sale here.

There's plenty of inventory — 1,788 active listings — and homes are averaging 79.5 days on market. Sellers are getting about 94% of asking, which signals a market where prepared buyers can negotiate rather than overpay.

The median HOA runs about $654 per month, though that varies widely between single-family homes with no association and condo or gated communities. Median property tax comes in around $9,669 per year, and if you're weighing renting first, the median rent is $3,200 per month.