Best PlacesParkside, Hollywood, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parkside, Hollywood, 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.
Parkside, Hollywood ranks 4,632nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Parkside, Hollywood
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.
Parkside, Hollywood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parkside, Hollywood ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Parkside, Hollywood ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Parkside, Hollywood
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parkside, Hollywood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,555, 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 Parkside, Hollywood's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Parkside, Hollywood
Parkside, Hollywood's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Parkside, Hollywood.
Who works in Parkside, Hollywood, and how
Work in Parkside, Hollywood centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Parkside, Hollywood
Parkside, Hollywood has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Parkside, Hollywood and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Parkside, Hollywood, month by month
Parkside, Hollywood sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 78, with lows near 60. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| April | 85° | 77° | 71° |
| July | 91° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 87° | 80° | 74° |
Flying in and out of Parkside, Hollywood
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International sits about 5 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 Parkside, Hollywood
Schools across Parkside, Hollywood average a B, better than 73% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hollywood Academy Of Arts & ScienceA− · 61% proficient
- Nova Blanche Forman ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hollywood Academy Of Arts And Science Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Nova Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parkside, Hollywood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parkside, Hollywood 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 Parkside, Hollywood against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Parkside, Hollywood
Is Parkside, Hollywood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parkside, Hollywood ranks 4,632nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parkside, Hollywood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,558. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $51,555 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Parkside, Hollywood safe?
Parkside, Hollywood is safer than 14% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $500 per resident a year.
Compare Parkside, Hollywood with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parkside, Hollywood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parkside, Hollywood 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.
Parkside, Hollywood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parkside, Hollywood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parkside, Hollywood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parkside, Hollywood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parkside, Hollywood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parkside, Hollywood 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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