Best Places33331, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33331, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
33331 ranks 3,529th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33331
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.
33331's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33331 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$161,951 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 33331 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33331
A household needs to earn about $210,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33331 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $161,951, 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 33331's effective rate of 1.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33331
33331 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33331.
Who works in 33331, and how
Work in 33331 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 33331
33331 has more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. The coast is about 21 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33331 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33331, month by month
33331 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 79, with lows near 59. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79° | 68° | 59° |
| April | 87° | 77° | 69° |
| July | 93° | 85° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of 33331
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 15.7 million passengers in 2025, with 180 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 33331
Schools across 33331 average an A, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Everglades Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Country Isles Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Hawkes Bluff Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Falcon Cove Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Silver Trail Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Indian Ridge Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Cypress Bay High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- City/pembroke Pines Charter High SchoolA · 71% proficient
- West Broward High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33331 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33331 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 33331 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33331 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33331
Is 33331 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33331 ranks 3,529th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, state infrastructure, and high incomes, and lowest on car insurance costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33331 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $781,147. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $161,951 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 33331 safe?
33331 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33331?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 79 with lows near 59. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 40% of zip codes.
Is 33331 good for families?
Schools beat 92% of zip codes, crime safety beats 49%, and childcare runs $969 a month.
Compare 33331 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33331. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33331 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.
33331 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33331: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33331: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33331: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33331: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33331 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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