Cost of living in Pompano Beach, FL — Housing, Rent & Index

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Housing, rent, and a comparison to the US average.

$353,345
Median home value
$2,371/mo
Median rent
100
Cost index (US=100)
-4.8%
Home YoY change

The median home value in Pompano Beach, FL is $353,345 as of 2026-04. That places Pompano Beach near the US average for housing cost, with a cost index of approximately 100 versus a national baseline of 100.

Over the past 12 months, the median home value in Pompano Beach has fallen 4.8%, and over the past five years it has averaged +5.6% annual growth. The current price sits -8.3% from its 5-year peak in 2024-03.

Renters pay a median of $2,371 per month in Pompano Beach. Rents have changed +1.1% over the last year and averaged +7.0% per year over five years.

Beyond housing, day-to-day costs in Pompano Beach are shaped by state and local taxes, utility rates, transportation, and groceries. This page focuses on the housing component, which is the largest single line in most household budgets and the easiest to compare across cities using consistent national data.

Housing

Median home value$353,345
1-year change-4.8%
5-year price growth+5.6%
10-year price growth+6.8%
vs 5-year peak-8.3%

Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI).

How Pompano Beach compares

Cost index100 (near US)
Median home vs US (~$355k)-0.5%
Population118,104
Momentum score55 (Stable)

Cost index is currently a housing-only proxy; full BLS basket coming with ACS pull.

Affordability reality

Prices only mean something against local pay. Here’s how Pompano Beach’s housing lines up with what people here actually earn.

Median rent vs income42% of local median income
Home price-to-income5.3× local median income

At $2,371/mo, rent eats about 42% of the local median household income of $67,195 — well above the 30% rule of thumb for affordable housing.

The median home runs about 5.3× the local median income (severely stretched — a stretch even for local earners).

Daily life in Pompano Beach

Climate

90°/73° summer70°/51° winter233 sunny days0″ snow/yr54″ rain/yr

Summers run warm (highs near 90°F) and winters are mild (highs near 70°F).

Natural-hazard & insurance risk

Flood: very highTornado: moderateHurricane: very highWildfire: lowEarthquake: very low

Insurance heads-up: in Pompano Beach, flood damage isn’t covered by standard home insurance — budget for a separate NFIP/private flood policy and check the FEMA flood zone for the exact address.

Getting around

The average commute is 30 min — longer than the US average of ~27 min; 12% of workers are remote; 55% own their home.

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