Best PlacesRoyal Poinciana, Hollywood, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Royal Poinciana, 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.
Royal Poinciana, Hollywood ranks 5,144th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Royal Poinciana, 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.
Royal Poinciana, Hollywood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Royal Poinciana, Hollywood ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Royal Poinciana, Hollywood ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Royal Poinciana, Hollywood
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Royal Poinciana, Hollywood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $43,764, 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 Royal Poinciana, Hollywood's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Royal Poinciana, Hollywood
Royal Poinciana, 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 Royal Poinciana, Hollywood.
Who works in Royal Poinciana, Hollywood, and how
Work in Royal Poinciana, Hollywood centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Royal Poinciana, Hollywood
Royal Poinciana, Hollywood has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Royal Poinciana, Hollywood and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Royal Poinciana, Hollywood, month by month
Royal Poinciana, 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 Royal Poinciana, Hollywood
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International sits about 3 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 Royal Poinciana, Hollywood
Schools across Royal Poinciana, Hollywood average a B, better than 73% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Avant Garde Academy K-5 BrowardB · 45% proficient
- Nova Blanche Forman ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nova Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Avant Garde Academy Of BrowardB− · 43% proficient
- South Broward High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Royal Poinciana, Hollywood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Royal Poinciana, 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 Royal Poinciana, Hollywood against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Royal Poinciana, Hollywood
Is Royal Poinciana, Hollywood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Royal Poinciana, Hollywood ranks 5,144th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, 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 Royal Poinciana, Hollywood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $354,505. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $43,764 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Royal Poinciana, Hollywood safe?
Royal Poinciana, Hollywood is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $444 per resident a year.
Compare Royal Poinciana, Hollywood with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Royal Poinciana, Hollywood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Royal Poinciana, 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.
Royal Poinciana, Hollywood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Royal Poinciana, Hollywood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Royal Poinciana, Hollywood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Royal Poinciana, Hollywood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Royal Poinciana, Hollywood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Royal Poinciana, 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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