Best Places33308, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33308, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
33308 ranks 10,840th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33308
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
33308's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33308 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 33308 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33308
A household needs to earn about $154,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33308 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,779, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 33308's effective rate of 0.97%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33308
33308 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33308.
Who works in 33308, and how
Work in 33308 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 33308
33308 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes. The coast is about 2 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33308 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33308, month by month
33308 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 78, with lows near 60. The comfortable stretch runs December through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| April | 85° | 77° | 70° |
| July | 91° | 85° | 78° |
| October | 87° | 80° | 74° |
Flying in and out of 33308
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, about 9 miles away.
The best schools in and around 33308
Schools across 33308 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Nova Blanche Forman ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nova Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- James S. Rickards Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33308 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33308 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 33308 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33308 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33308
Is 33308 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33308 ranks 10,840th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, biking, and walkability, and lowest on summer heat and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33308 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $577,369. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $98,779 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 33308 safe?
33308 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33308?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 78 with lows near 60. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 44% of zip codes.
Is 33308 good for families?
Schools beat 65% of zip codes, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $969 a month.
Compare 33308 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33308. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33308 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
33308 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33308: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33308: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33308: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33308: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33308 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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