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BROWARD COUNTY
South Florida and Keys · City guide

Hallandale Beach, Florida: Homebuying and Investing Guide

Typical Hallandale Beach house value today: about $300,000, about flat over the past year. Start with the cards, then run the calculator.

Illustration: Homes in Hallandale Beach
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Hallandale Beach today

Typical home value$300,000Census median updated with FHFA prices
Change, past 12 months+0.8%Florida −0.9%
Average home insurance$6,136/yrState average with wind, by county

What this means

Hallandale Beach prices barely moved in the past year (+0.8%).

Builders are pulling back: 26 homes permitted so far in 2026, down 56%.

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Broward County Florida. Index, 2010 = 100 (FHFA, all transactions). Broward County home prices since 2010: 191% through 2025, versus 177% for Florida.

No Zillow figure covers this place, so the value is the Census 2020 to 2024 median updated with the FHFA price index. Rough guide only; see how these figures are built.

Quick facts

Hallandale Beachvs Broward Countyvs Florida
Population42,698 (2025 estimate)
Growth since 20203.6%+0.1 pts-5.3 pts
Median home value$279,10033% lower22% lower
Median gross rent$1,65313% lower1% lower
Median household income$52,34033% lower30% lower
Owner occupied homes54.9%-8.7 pts-12.7 pts
Residents 65 and older23.4%+5.5 pts+2.1 pts
Average commute (minutes)304% higher9% higher
Homes built 2010 or later3.8%-3.1 pts-10.4 pts
Median property tax paid$3,07021% lower12% higher

Census survey figures are 2020 to 2024 averages; methods.

Living in Hallandale Beach

Southern Broward beach city settled around 1895 as a farm community, popular with Canadian visitors.

Hallandale Beach is a city with its own government, located in Broward County.

Known for: Gulfstream Park; Big Easy Casino

Development and roads: Grew by annexing Atlantic shore land after 1947; a free community minibus runs locally.

Next to the rest of Broward County, more of the housing is in apartment and condo buildings (77.8% vs 41.4%); more homes are seasonal or vacation homes (24% vs 7.2%); homes are cheaper than the county median ($279,100 vs $414,600) and household incomes are lower ($52,340 vs $77,633).

Closest matches on price and rent: Pinellas Park ($278,900, $1,631), Lauderhill ($272,900, $1,684), Palm Bay ($283,200, $1,601).

Growth and housing

The Census estimates 42,698 residents in 2025, up from 41,211 in 2020: 3.6% growth.

2025 building permitsHallandale Beach
Single family17
5 or more units45
Total units66
Per 1,000 residents1.5

Median year built: 1975. Apartments and condos make up a large share: 77.8% of homes are in buildings of five or more units. Households average 2.12 people.

Each year about 3.2% of residents arrive from other states.

Risks to price in

Risk itemDetail
County average homeowners insurance with wind$6,136 a year
Hurricanes tied to Broward County since 2000Katrina (2005)
Coastal countycheck flood zone and elevation per address

Older homes (69.7% built before 1980) draw insurer questions about roofs and wiring. Inspections

Large buildings hold 69.9% of homes here; read the reserve study before buying a condo. Condo financing

Flood, storms and jobs

The city earned Community Rating System class 6; federal flood policies in its high risk zones cost 20% less. Since 2000, flood insurance has paid $59,641,128 on 1,461 claims inside Hallandale Beach. Countywide, 18.9% of homes sit in a FEMA high risk zone; the Broward County guide has the full flood, storm and jobs picture.

Buying a home in Hallandale Beach

2026 loan limits (county)Amount
FHA, one unit$667,000
Conforming, one unit$832,750
Median home value here$279,100

Price to income: 5.3x, compared with 5.3x for the county.

  • Conventional: mortgage insurance drops off as equity builds.
  • FHA: $387,900 of room between the median home and the FHA limit.

Investing in Hallandale Beach

Long term rentals

Hallandale Beachvs Broward County
Renter occupied homes45.1%+8.7 pts
Rental vacancy7.9%+1.3 pts
Rent as share of renter income39.4%+1.1 pts

Short term rentals

24% of homes are held for seasonal or vacation use (Broward County 7.2%).

Short term rental taxesRate
County tourist development tax6%
State sales tax6% plus any county surtax

Check the address against local zoning and the HOA documents first. State rules

Property types

Housing stockShare
Single family detached9.3%
Buildings with 5+ units77.8%
Manufactured homes3.3%

Nearby

Other Florida markets

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5 year estimates. 2020 to 2024.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, Vintage 2025. July 1, 2025.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual. 2025.
  4. FFIEC HMDA Data Browser, originated loans. 2025 and 2024.
  5. LendingTree: 2026 FHA loan limits in Florida by county (HUD figures). 2026.
  6. Florida Realtors: FHFA sets 2026 conforming loan limits. 2026.
  7. Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research: 2026 local option tourist tax rates. 2026.
  8. Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, July 2026 Insurance Stability Unit report (average homeowners premium with wind, as of March 31, 2026). March 31, 2026.
  9. Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. week of October 22, 2026.
  10. Wikipedia: List of counties in Florida. checked October 2026.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file. 2024.
  12. Wikipedia county article and statewide lists (colleges, teams, airports); Florida Defense Support Task Force installation map. checked October 2026.
  13. Wikipedia article for this place (history, setting, roads). checked October 2026.
  14. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted. September 2026.
  15. Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (county annual, metro and state quarterly, all transactions). through Q2 2026.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, January to September 2026 and 2025. September 2026.
  17. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Residential Penetration Rates. as of August 2026.
  18. FEMA OpenFEMA, FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (2000 to 2026). as of September 2026.
  19. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book (Community Rating System class). August 2026.
  20. FEMA OpenFEMA, Disaster Declarations Summaries (2000 to 2026). October 2026.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. 2023.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020 to 2024, median gross rent by bedrooms (B25031). 2020 to 2024.
  23. Hurricane landfalls: Wikipedia, List of Florida hurricanes (2000 to present). checked October 2026.

Estimates from public data; they change over time. General information, not investment, tax or legal advice, and not a loan offer. Methods and assumptions.

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