Deerfield Beach, FL — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Broward County · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · population 90,507

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Deerfield Beach, FL
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50
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Deerfield Beach stands

Home values down 6.4% in the last year.

Median home $274,233
1-year -6.4%
5-yr CAGR +5.0%
vs 5-yr peak -11.6%
Population +1.0%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-02$274k$126k$192k$257k$323k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
64/100
Somewhat walkable
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
90/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$2,481/mo$1,639$2,159$2,679202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent128142100120140202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 9.2
Buy

At a 9.2 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Deerfield Beach on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 9.2 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
19 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
65 · w22%
Distance from peak
40 · w18%
Population growth
66 · w16%
Rent YoY
51 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
76 · w10%
Long thesis

Deerfield Beach has held up across the cycle: home values at $274,233 with +5.0% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Deerfield Beach is down 6.4% over the last 12 months and the trend isn't flattening. Falling knife rule applies: you don't catch one with your hands, you wait for it to hit the floor and stop moving.

About Deerfield Beach

Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, with an estimated population of 90,507. It anchors the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach metro area. The population grew 1.0% annually from 2020 to 2024, a moderate gain. The median home value in Deerfield Beach is $274,233 as of 2026-04, down 6.4% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +5.0% annual growth, and the market currently sits about 12% below its 5-year peak. Rents in Deerfield Beach average $2,481 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+1.0%). The composite momentum score is 50 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●Net positive migration: population up 1.0% per year — demand fundamentals are intact.
○The data is the data: Deerfield Beach has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Prices actively falling: down 6.4% in the last 12 months — buyer sentiment has flipped. Sellers competing on price.
●12% off recent peak — buyers are getting through-the-cycle pricing, not the peak.

About Deerfield Beach (Wikipedia)

Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. Located 40 miles north of Miami, it is a principal city in the Miami metropolitan area in South Florida, which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,859, making it the tenth-largest city in Broward County and the 13th-largest city in the Miami metropolitan area. The Hillsboro River and the city of Boca Raton border the city to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Coconut Creek to the west, and Pompano Beach to the south.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

Area16.22 sq mi
Elevation13 ft
EstablishedJune 11, 1925
Density5804.15/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Broward County right now.

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Run the numbers for Deerfield Beach

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
70° / 51°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
90° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
233
~64% of year
Annual precip
54″ rain
0″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very high
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
76%
Very humid climate
Median household income
$67,900
Florida state median
Top industries (state-level)
TourismHealthcareConstruction

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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