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26.28° N · 80.08° W · GEOID 1230850

Hillsboro Beach

Broward County, Florida · part of the Miami, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaHillsboro Beach, FLHillsboro BeachHillsboro Beach

The short answer

Hillsboro Beach is home to 2,271 people. Median household income is $94,432 a year and median rent is $3,346 a month, 42.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $681,700, about 7.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,346
145% above the median place
Median household income
$94,432
18% above the median place
Median home value
$681,700
113% above the median place
Unemployment
7.9%
62% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hillsboro Beach

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $418 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median rent takes 42.5% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 66.4 years old, older than in 99% of places its size.
  • Households average 1.72 people, smaller than in 99% of places its size.
  • 51% of homes stand vacant, more than in 98% of places its size.
01

Moving to Hillsboro Beach

Broward County loses about 8.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in83,505
Moved out96,634
Net−13,129

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Miami-Dade County, FL29,09816,821+12,277
Palm Beach County, FL8,79712,296−3,499
St. Lucie County, FL9694,008−3,039
Orange County, FL1,4923,290−1,798

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$91K
Leavers$75K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Broward County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
11.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 7.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Broward County report $90,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $75,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$133,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,346 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,928 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $681,700.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 27.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Siesta Key, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
7.3%
269% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
11.8%
105% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-8.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHillsboro BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year111.8%105% above
Moved from another state17.3%269% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-8.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$90,66228% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$75,3727% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 42.5%, 108% above the median place.

Hillsboro Beach42.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$133,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
42.5%
108% above the median place
Home price to income
7.2x
90% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
43%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$51,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Hillsboro Beach, $3,346 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Hillsboro Beach, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Siesta Key, FL36.3% vs 42.5%$24,600Compare
The Pinehills, MA27.5% vs 42.5%$37,600Compare
Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM28.4% vs 42.5%$27,400Compare

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Vacant homes1
50.9%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
87.1%
31% above the median place
Median home value1
$681,700
113% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHillsboro BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,346145% above
Rent to income142.5%108% above
Property tax rate10.9%1% below
Home price to income17.2x90% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure114.213% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,32144% above
HUD area median income4County figure$102,5004% below
Property tax paid (median)1$6,16289% above
Median home value1$681,700113% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.5%86% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure64.1%24% above
Homeownership187.1%31% above
Renters paying 30%+159.4%17% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,92856% above
Vacant homes150.9%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$104,906
162% above the median place
Works from home1
27.7%
123% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment7.9% +62%
Poverty rate5.4% −50%
Mean commute28 min +12%
Median household income$94,432 +18%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHillsboro BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$94,43218% above
Income per person1$104,906162% above
Unemployment17.9%62% above
Average annual pay6County figure$74,59513% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs6County figure863,595above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate15.4%50% below
Mean commute128 min12% above
Works from home127.7%123% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.7, 31% below the median place.

Household size1
1.7
31% below the median place
Median age1
66.4
70% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.2%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad24.3% 2.8×
Bachelor's or higher56.7% +77%
Homes with broadband94.4% +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHillsboro BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2716646th largest
Population change since 202071.4%18% above
Median age166.470% above
Bachelor's or higher156.7%77% above
High school or higher198.2%6% above
Household size11.731% below
Born abroad124.3%175% above
No health insurance1County figure12.5%95% above
Homes with broadband194.4%2% above
05

Life in Hillsboro Beach

41 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.6 +4%
Shops36.6 +21%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.3 +54%
Doctors' offices and clinics31.8 +57%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students12
244,464
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
327
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher12
21.8
42% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHillsboro BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure327above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure244,464above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure21.842% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure21.64% above
Shops per 10k9County figure36.621% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.354% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure31.857% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure41215% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 56°F, 123% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Hillsboro Beach. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
56°F
123% above the median place
Average temperature13
76°F
38% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
99.8
41% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHillsboro BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure56°F123% above
Average temperature13County figure76°F38% above
Annual precipitation13County figure59.9 in37% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.58% above
Hurricane risk14County figure99.841% above
Tornado risk14County figure96.318% above
Wildfire risk14County figure97.058% above
Heat wave risk14County figure98.810% above
Median air quality index15County figure430% above
Good air days15County figure73.4%7% above
08

Hillsboro Beach in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 44% of the median income in 2030, up from 43% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,346/mo (2024)$4,400/mo$3,610 to $5,360/mo+4.7%
Median household income$94,432 (2024)$121,000$102,000 to $143,000+4.2%
Median home value$681,700 (2024)$1,002,000$727,000 to $1,380,000+6.6%
Population2,015 (2025)2,0501,970 to 2,140+0.4%

The median home would be worth 8.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 7.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hillsboro Beach

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Siesta Key, FL$3,501$115,854Compare
The Pinehills, MA$2,819$122,798Compare
Saddlebrooke, AZ$2,774$88,686Compare
Skidaway Island, GA$3,501$136,156Compare
Skidaway Island, GASaddlebrooke, AZThe Pinehills, MASiesta Key, FLHillsboro Beach, FLHillsboro BeachSiesta KeyThe PinehillsSaddlebrookeSkidaway IslandHillsboro BeachSiesta KeyThe PinehillsSaddlebrookeSkidaway Island

Common questions

Is Hillsboro Beach a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $418 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. The median rent takes 42.5% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 23 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hillsboro Beach expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 42.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $681,700.

What salary do you need to live in Hillsboro Beach?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $133,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hillsboro Beach?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Siesta Key, FL, The Pinehills, MA, Saddlebrooke, AZ and Skidaway Island, GA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hillsboro Beach with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hillsboro Beach itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hillsboro-beach-florida

Citytistics. “Hillsboro Beach, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hillsboro-beach-florida/

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