Pompano Beach (33069) Yields 7.9% in Fort Lauderdale, Leading 54 Suburbs

Yields across 54 suburbs in Fort Lauderdale (Broward County) range from 7.9% in Pompano Beach (33069) down to under 2% in the downtown Fort Lauderdale ZIPs (33301 and 33316), with the Fort Lauderdale Beach ZIPs in the 3% band, with Hollywood Beach in the 4% to 5% band. That spread is wider than the gap between short-term rental and long-term rental at the city level, which means where you buy inside Broward matters more than how you rent it out. This ranking shows which suburbs lead on gross yield and why the pattern holds up so consistently across the county.

Fort Lauderdale sits at a useful midpoint for Florida investors: urban enough to support year-round rental demand, suburban enough that entry prices in the inland ZIPs stay well below the city median of $617,500. The county-wide median long-term rental yield is 5.3%, and the short-term rental yield averages 8.8%, but those headline numbers mask a large internal range. The suburbs that lead on yield are almost all inland ZIPs priced below the county median of $617,500, starting from $355,000.

Pompano Beach (33069) Leads Gross Yield at 7.9%, Built on Affordable Entry

Gross yields = annual income / sale price. Based on 3-bed house medians. The dashboard shows every property type and bedroom count.

Why the Top Suburbs Lead: Inland, Affordable, Rental-Dense

Pompano Beach (33069) leads at 7.9% because it pairs the cheapest entry price in the ranking, $355,000, with a rent of $2,323 that holds up strongly for its price point. This part of northern Broward sits away from the coastline, which keeps sale prices in line with working-family buying power, but it draws steady tenant demand from commuters heading into Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, and from service-industry workers who support the coastal tourism economy. Rents do not collapse the way prices do once you move inland, which is where the yield premium comes from.

Miramar (33023) and Oakland Park (33309) follow the same pattern. Miramar (33023) is an inland South Broward suburb with dense rental stock, solid school zoning, and easy access to the I-95 corridor, producing $2,894 a month against a purchase price of $460,000. Oakland Park (33309) sits a short drive from Fort Lauderdale's urban core with good rental churn from young professionals and families priced out of the beachside ZIPs. All three are long-term rental suburbs first: tenant demand is resident-driven, not tourist-driven, so the income base is stable year-round rather than seasonal.

The short-term rental yields in these suburbs are useful to consider but not transformative. Inland Broward draws some vacation rental demand from families visiting Fort Lauderdale or Hollywood who want cheaper accommodation than the beach offers, but it lacks the nightly-rate premium that ocean-adjacent ZIPs command. Pompano Beach (33069) is likely to perform adequately on short-term rental through family-visit demand, while Oakland Park (33309) leans more toward traditional long-term rental with stable professional tenants.

The Yield-Price Trade-Off: Cheaper Suburbs Win on Income, Premium Suburbs Win on Growth

The inverse relationship between price and yield is the defining feature of the Broward market. An investor entering at $355,000 in Pompano Beach (33069) faces a very different capital-risk profile from one entering at $617,500 at the city median, or above $1 million in the coastal premium ZIPs. Rent does not fall one-to-one with price as you move inland: a house that costs 40% less to buy will still command rent that is only 15% to 20% lower, and that compression is where the yield comes from.

Premium suburbs yield less because buyers are pricing in amenity, water access, and expected capital appreciation, not income. Hollywood Beach, Fort Lauderdale Beach, and Las Olas attract buyers whose thesis is long-run price growth and personal-use value, not monthly cash flow. That is a legitimate investment thesis, but it is a different one. The yield ranking above identifies suburbs where the numbers work on day one, before any assumption about appreciation.

Premium Suburbs for Context: Higher Rent, Lower Yield

For context, here is how some of Fort Lauderdale's most in-demand suburbs compare. These are established suburbs where investors typically accept lower yields in exchange for capital growth, liquidity, and the ability to command premium rents to higher-income tenants.

High-demand suburbs for context. Same methodology as the yield ranking above.

The premium suburbs yield less on long-term rental because buyers have bid up prices to reflect water access, school catchments, walkability, and expected appreciation, none of which a tenant will pay proportionally more rent to capture. The short-term rental column tells a slightly different story: the beachside and waterfront ZIPs in this table typically command higher nightly rates than the inland yield leaders, which narrows the gap on a short-term rental basis. Fort Lauderdale's permissive regulatory environment, with state preemption of post-2011 short-term rental bans, means investors in premium coastal suburbs can meaningfully lift returns by running them as vacation rentals.

What the Table Doesn't Show: Growth, Vacancy, and Data Lag

Yield is rent divided by price, and a high yield can mean depressed prices as often as it means strong rents. Some of the top-yield ZIPs in this ranking sit in neighborhoods that have seen slower capital growth than coastal Broward over the past decade. An investor buying for yield today needs to weigh whether the higher income stream offsets the narrower appreciation band. Premium suburbs often deliver better total returns (income plus growth) even when their headline yield looks weaker, which is why many Broward investors hold a mix of both.

The ranking also cannot tell you about vacancy risk, tenant quality, or how thick the rental pool is in each suburb. Medians can lag in fast-moving Broward ZIPs where short-term rental conversions are still absorbing inventory, and the 3-bed house snapshot here will not match what you see if you are shopping 2-bed apartments or 4-bed pool homes. These are city medians: individual suburbs diverge significantly on every metric. The dashboard shows suburb-level data for every bedroom count and property type.

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Broward Yields Sit Near the National Median, Below Florida's Rural High-Yield Markets

Fort Lauderdale's city-median long-term rental yield of 5.3% compares to the national median of 5.3% and the Florida state median of 6.1%. The top suburb at 7.9% comfortably beats both benchmarks, while the premium coastal ZIPs trail the national median by a meaningful margin. Florida's rural panhandle and central-Florida counties produce yields in the 13% to 17% range on very cheap housing stock, but those are thinly-traded markets with limited tenant depth; Broward offers a more liquid balance between yield and demand. For the same suburbs viewed through a net-of-costs lens, see After All Costs, Broward County's Short-Term Rental Edge Shrinks to 2.3%. For a single-suburb deep dive on the top of this ranking's neighbour, see Pompano Beach (33069) Yields 7.9% in Broward County, Roughly Double the Coast.

The suburban balance that defines Broward, enough demand to support short-term rental where permitted, enough affordability inland to deliver yields above the national median, is what makes the top of this ranking investable for cash-flow-focused buyers. You can explore rental data in the dashboard for specific ZIP-level numbers, or review the market score methodology and data sources behind these figures.

Data reflects market conditions as of April 2026.

This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered financial or legal advice. Regulations and market conditions change frequently. Verify current rules with local authorities before making investment decisions.