The 10 Cheapest Fort Lauderdale, FL Neighborhoods To Live In For 2025


The cheapest Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods are Palm-Aire Village and Sunset for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Chris Kolmar | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: October 22, 2025
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Everything else equal, we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.

I’d much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I’d rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.

And while every neighbhorhood in Fort Lauderdale might be more expensive than living in rural Florida, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.

What exactly are those Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further — you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and determine which neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.

The Cheapest Neighborhoods In Fort Lauderdale For 2025

  1. Palm-Aire Village
  2. Sunset
  3. Lauderdale West
  4. Melrose Manors
  5. River Run
  6. Flamingo Park
  7. Edgewood
  8. Croissant Park
  9. Bermuda Riviera
  10. Lauderdale Beach

What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in Fort Lauderdale for 2025? According to the most recent census data, Palm-Aire Village looks to be the cheapest Fort Lauderdale neighborhood to live in.

At this point, we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for — some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Fort Lauderdale. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates for more space and cheaper groceries.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Fort Lauderdale that deserve a little bragging rights, or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Fort Lauderdale For 2025

1. Palm-Aire Village

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 327
Cost Of Living Index: 99 (8th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.5 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (cheapest)
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2. Sunset

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 3,590
Cost Of Living Index: 98 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.1 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (14th cheapest)
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3. Lauderdale West

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 1,162
Cost Of Living Index: 92 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.2 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (20th cheapest)
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4. Melrose Manors

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 4,435
Cost Of Living Index: 101 (9th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.6 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (15th cheapest)
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5. River Run

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 920
Cost Of Living Index: 117 (26th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.2 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.01 (2nd cheapest)
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6. Flamingo Park

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 1,000
Cost Of Living Index: 108 (18th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.9 (15th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (5th cheapest)
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7. Edgewood

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 3,574
Cost Of Living Index: 108 (18th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.2 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (25th cheapest)
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8. Croissant Park

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 2,047
Cost Of Living Index: 109 (20th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.5 (8th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (2cheapest)
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9. Bermuda Riviera

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 1,028
Cost Of Living Index: 106 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.4 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.02 (36th cheapest)
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10. Lauderdale Beach

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 469
Cost Of Living Index: 121 (33rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.7 (12th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (16th cheapest)
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Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Fort Lauderdale Hoods In 2025

To rank the cheapest places to live in Fort Lauderdale, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.

Using Census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • Overall Cost Of Living
  • Rent To Income Ratio
  • Median Home Value To Income Ratio

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 62 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index, the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In Fort Lauderdale.” We’re lookin’ at you, Palm-Aire Village.

We updated this article for 2025. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Fort Lauderdale. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from cheapest to most expensive.

Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Fort Lauderdale

If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale where prices are low, and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.

The most affordable neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale are Palm-Aire Village, Sunset, Lauderdale West, Melrose Manors, River Run, Flamingo Park, Edgewood, Croissant Park, Bermuda Riviera, and Lauderdale Beach.

As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale aren’t all cheap. Sunrise Key takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Fort Lauderdale.

The most expensive neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale are Sunrise Key, Hendricks And Venice Isles, Navarrea Isle, Lauderdale Harbours, and Birch Park.

We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Fort Lauderdale For 2025

Rank Neighborhood Cost Of Living Index
1 Palm-Aire Village 99
2 Sunset 98
3 Lauderdale West 92
4 Melrose Manors 101
5 River Run 117
6 Flamingo Park 108
7 Edgewood 108
8 Croissant Park 109
9 Bermuda Riviera 106
10 Lauderdale Beach 121
11 Harbor Beach 154
12 Central Beach Alliance 137
13 Colee Hammock 156
14 Beverly Heights 156
15 Dorsey-Riverbend 95
16 Poinsettia Heights 120
17 Imperial Point 119
18 Dillard Park 94
19 Downtown 130
20 River Oaks 104
21 Coral Ridge Country Club 139
22 Rio Vista 138
23 Lauderdale Manors 103
24 Flagler Heights 117
25 Seven Isles 261
26 City View Townhome 106
27 Tarpon River 116
28 Lake Aire Palm View 99
29 South Middle River 104
30 Sunrise Intracoastal 140
31 Boulevard Park Isles 128
32 Lake Ridge 116
33 Lake Estates 107
34 North Golf Estates 107
35 Sailboat Bend 129
36 Bay Colony 119
37 Coral Ridge 149
38 Bay Colony Club 119
39 Durrs Homeowners 93
40 Middle River Terrace 107
41 Progresso Village 114
42 Landings 113
43 Poinciana Park 130
44 Idlewyld 176
45 Galt Mile 141
46 Riviera Isles 176
47 Las Olas Isles 176
48 Home Beautiful Park 89
49 Harbour Inlet 154
50 Harbour Isles 154
51 Coral Ridge Isles 124
52 Victoria Park 146
53 Harbordale 132
54 Nurmi Isles 192
55 Coral Shores 118
56 Knoll Ridge 125
57 Riverside Park 113
58 Birch Park 167
59 Lauderdale Harbours 169
60 Navarrea Isle 192
61 Hendricks And Venice Isles 192
62 Sunrise Key 157
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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