Fort Lauderdale, FL
185,604Residents
$83,130Median household income
$1,854/moMedian gross rent
$486,700Median home value
42.8Median age
41%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
54%Homes lived in by their owners
5.9×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 27% of the median household income in Fort Lauderdale.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $74,000 a year. In Florida that leaves roughly $5,074 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $75,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.