Best PlacesCoral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale, 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.
Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale ranks 3,551st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale
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.
Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale
A household needs to earn about $179,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,879, 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 Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale
Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale 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 Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale.
Who works in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale, and how
Work in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale
Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale, month by month
Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 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 | 86° | 77° | 69° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 3 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 Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale
Schools across Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale average a B−, better than 57% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Floranada Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Nova Blanche Forman ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- James S. Rickards Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale 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 Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale
Is Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale ranks 3,551st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $679,916. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $90,879 median income, cost of living beats 52% of neighborhoods.
Is Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale safe?
Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $317 per resident a year.
Compare Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale 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.
Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale 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.
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