Momentum Housing Data · Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale Neighborhoods, Ranked by the Data

“Best” depends on what you’re optimizing for — so instead of one opinion, here are four rankings of Fort Lauderdale’s neighborhoods, each computed from recorded MLS data with its criterion printed on top. 33 Fort Lauderdale communities cleared the data bar (at least 12 recorded closings); every row links the community’s full data guide.

Most active markets

Criterion: recorded closings, trailing 12 months — where homes actually change hands

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Sunrise Golf Village · values$475,0008888 closings
2Sunrise Lakes · values$105,0008888 closings
3Lake Forest · values$445,0003737 closings
4Coral Ridge Galt · values$1,496,5003636 closings
5Ravenswood Estates & Mari · values$250,0003333 closings
6Melrose Park · values$470,0002525 closings
7L'Hermitage · values$1,910,0002121 closings
8Coral Ridge Towers East · values$292,5002020 closings
9Marina Landings$1,212,5002020 closings
10Coral Ridge Isles 45-47 B · values$750,0001919 closings
11Coral Ridge Towers South · values$225,0001919 closings
12Fairfax Brolliar Add Sec · values$570,0001919 closings
13North Andrews Gardens 2Nd · values$527,2501818 closings
14Riverland Village · values$552,0001818 closings
15Broadview Park · values$474,0001717 closings

Strongest 1-year price performance

Criterion: median sold-price change vs. prior year (recorded closings only)

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Wilton Manors · values$1,065,00014+23.4%
2Tarpon River · values$863,00012+22.0%
3Coral Ridge Galt · values$1,496,50036+15.1%
4Fairfax Brolliar Add Sec · values$570,00019+14.0%
5Lauderdale Manors · values$382,50014+12.5%
6North Andrews Gardens 2Nd · values$527,25018+11.0%
7Coral Ridge Towers East · values$292,50020+10.4%
8Melrose Park · values$470,00025+9.3%
9Washington Park Third Add$433,00016+6.9%
10Riverland Village · values$552,00018+6.2%
11Coral Ridge Towers North · values$295,00016+3.5%
12Broadview Park · values$474,00017+2.0%
13Coral Ridge Add$757,50012+1.7%
14Marina Landings$1,212,50020+1.0%
15South New River Isles Sec · values$1,030,00017+0.0%

Fastest-selling

Criterion: average days on market, trailing window — demand in its purest form

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Marina Landings$1,212,500200 days avg
2Riverland Village · values$552,0001814 days avg
3Nuriver Landing Condo · values$492,5001224 days avg
4Imperial Point 2 Sec · values$750,7501424 days avg
5Sunrise Golf Village · values$475,0008824 days avg
6Coral Ridge Add$757,5001228 days avg
7Washington Park Third Add$433,0001629 days avg
8Fairfax Brolliar Add Sec · values$570,0001931 days avg
9Lauderdale Manors Add$364,5001631 days avg
10Melrose Park · values$470,0002537 days avg
11Imperial Point 1 Sec · values$730,0001238 days avg
12Lauderdale Harbors · values$1,766,0001238 days avg
13Wilton Manors · values$1,065,0001439 days avg
14Coral Ridge Galt · values$1,496,5003642 days avg
15North Andrews Gardens 2Nd · values$527,2501842 days avg

Most accessible active markets (at/below Fort Lauderdale’s $527,250 median)

Criterion: median sold price at or below the citywide community median, ranked by sales activity

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Sunrise Golf Village · values$475,00088$475,000
2Sunrise Lakes · values$105,00088$105,000
3Lake Forest · values$445,00037$445,000
4Ravenswood Estates & Mari · values$250,00033$250,000
5Melrose Park · values$470,00025$470,000
6Coral Ridge Towers East · values$292,50020$292,500
7Coral Ridge Towers South · values$225,00019$225,000
8North Andrews Gardens 2Nd · values$527,25018$527,250
9Broadview Park · values$474,00017$474,000
10Coral Ridge Towers · values$259,95016$259,950
11Coral Ridge Towers North · values$295,00016$295,000
12Lauderdale Manors Add$364,50016$364,500
13Washington Park Third Add$433,00016$433,000
14Lauderdale Manors · values$382,50014$382,500
15Tamarac Lakes North 3Rd S · values$349,50014$349,500

How to read these: a neighborhood on multiple lists is liquid, appreciating, and moving fast — that combination is what most buyers mean by “best.” One caution the data forces: last year’s hottest appreciation list is often next year’s cooled market, so treat the price-performance table as history, not prophecy. Costs differ too — many newer communities carry CDD assessments older ones don’t.

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Rankings computed from recorded MLS data (medians and counts for the stated windows) via the criteria printed above each table — no editorial scoring, no demographic factors. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed; figures change as new sales record. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures