Best PlacesNew River Estates, Sunrise, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New River Estates, Sunrise, 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.
New River Estates, Sunrise ranks 2,343rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in New River Estates, Sunrise
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.
New River Estates, Sunrise's strengths and weaknesses
Where New River Estates, Sunrise ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where New River Estates, Sunrise ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in New River Estates, Sunrise
A household needs to earn about $138,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New River Estates, Sunrise home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,850, 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 New River Estates, Sunrise'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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in New River Estates, Sunrise
New River Estates, Sunrise's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New River Estates, Sunrise.
Who works in New River Estates, Sunrise, and how
Work in New River Estates, Sunrise centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in New River Estates, Sunrise
New River Estates, Sunrise has more parkland per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of New River Estates, Sunrise and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New River Estates, Sunrise, month by month
New River Estates, Sunrise 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 New River Estates, Sunrise
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, about 13 miles away.
The best schools in and around New River Estates, Sunrise
Schools across New River Estates, Sunrise average an A, better than 93% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Eagle Point Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Indian Trace Elementary SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Country Isles Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tequesta Trace Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Indian Ridge Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New River Estates, Sunrise school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New River Estates, Sunrise 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 New River Estates, Sunrise against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in New River Estates, Sunrise
Is New River Estates, Sunrise a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New River Estates, Sunrise ranks 2,343rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and good schools, and lowest on disaster risk 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 New River Estates, Sunrise expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $512,524. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $105,850 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is New River Estates, Sunrise safe?
Yes, New River Estates, Sunrise is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare New River Estates, Sunrise with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New River Estates, Sunrise. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New River Estates, Sunrise 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.
New River Estates, Sunrise detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New River Estates, Sunrise: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New River Estates, Sunrise: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New River Estates, Sunrise: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New River Estates, Sunrise: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New River Estates, Sunrise 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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