Fort Lauderdale housing market: home prices and forecast
Fort Lauderdale home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index valued the typical home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at $509,743 in September 2026. This was 0.6% lower than a year earlier and 6.7% under its $546,626 peak in April 2024.
- Typical value of a home
- $509,743September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- −0.6%. The figure covers the period since September 2025.
Fort Lauderdale home prices since 2000
On the chart, the steel line represents Fort Lauderdale, while the grey line represents the United States. From January 2000, the typical Fort Lauderdale home rose from $131,849 to $509,743, a ×3.87 increase. The US increase over those same months was ×2.99. During the boom, the value reached a high of $380,136 in November 2006. It fell to a low of $188,125 in October 2011, a decline of 50.5%.
Median yearly home price in Fort Lauderdale
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; the figure for 2026 shows the latest month.
| Year | Fort Lauderdale | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $137,349 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $160,792 | +17.1% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $191,194 | +18.9% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $216,623 | +13.3% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $254,470 | +17.5% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $317,504 | +24.8% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $370,878 | +16.8% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $356,795 | −3.8% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $280,325 | −21.4% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $220,566 | −21.3% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $203,165 | −7.9% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $190,003 | −6.5% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $197,604 | +4.0% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $229,163 | +16.0% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $260,074 | +13.5% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $282,700 | +8.7% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $296,624 | +4.9% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $312,453 | +5.3% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $333,384 | +6.7% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $344,252 | +3.3% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $359,485 | +4.4% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $402,421 | +11.9% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $494,621 | +22.9% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $528,840 | +6.9% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $543,023 | +2.7% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $522,446 | −3.8% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $509,743 | −0.6% | $366,157 |
Current value of a home bought in Fort Lauderdale during any year
An index-based estimate for a typical home rather than an appraisal
Each yearly figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is from September 2026. Other options: home appreciation calculator.
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Fort Lauderdale housing market forecast
Across the 12 months from September 2026, Zillow's Miami, FL metro forecast is +0.7%. It expects −0.1% during the next three months. With Fort Lauderdale's typical value at $509,743, the projection would bring that figure to about $513,300 in one year.
Zillow's central estimate for the metro appears here; the site does not publish a forecast of its own. Such a 12-month forecast has usually been off by several percentage points from the realised change, whether above or below. This is not investment advice.
All housing market forecasts for every metro sit in one table: housing market forecasts.
Fort Lauderdale housing market crash risk score
49 of 100, high
Fort Lauderdale is ranked against 292 cities using five conditions that were high before previous price declines. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 based on its position among the other cities. The five scores are then averaged with equal weight. The score describes current conditions and does not forecast a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −8.4% | 32 | 20% |
| Time homes remain on the market vs 2019 | −1.2% | 37 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 15.8 | 34 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 5.6 | 67 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −0.6% | 73 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Scoring details for the inputs: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: city crash risk.
Homes for sale and market time in Fort Lauderdale
For September 2026 the Miami, FL metro listed 41,277 homes for sale. That was 12.3% lower than a year earlier and 8.4% lower than in the same month of 2019. The median time to sell a listing was 85 days, which was 1.2% lower than in 2019. Price cuts appeared on 14.9% of listings.
| Miami, FL metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 41,277 | −12.3% |
| New listings | 10,234 | |
| Median days on market | 85 | −4.5% |
| Median list price | $490,000 | −2.0% |
| Share with a price cut | 14.9% |
Sources: Realtor.com® Economic Research and Realtor.com data for metro inventory. All metros: days on market by city.
Living costs in Fort Lauderdale
The Zillow Observed Rent Index places the typical monthly asking rent in Fort Lauderdale at $2,697. That is 2.0% higher than one year earlier. The cost of the typical home equals 15.8 years of that rent. Median household income stands at $90,734 (Census ACS 2024). A typical home therefore costs 5.6 times a year's income. According to BEA, the metro's price index is 114.2 against the US average of 100, while its housing cost index is 155.6.
What you need to earn to move there, along with rent and prices: Fort Lauderdale cost of living.
Additional Florida housing markets
- $284,832 in Jacksonville.
- $583,705 in Miami.
- $375,619 in Tampa.
- $372,775 in Orlando.
- St. Petersburg market $351,862.
- Port St. Lucie $384,099
- Cape Coral $334,660
- $291,188 in Tallahassee.
- $442,331 in Hollywood.
- $291,789 in Gainesville.
Statewide figures: Florida housing market.
How to read the chart
Each point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for Fort Lauderdale. It shows a typical home's value in the market's middle third, in that month's dollars. The figures are smoothed and seasonally adjusted. The hollow dot identifies the slider's selected month, while the terracotta dot shows the newest month. Inflation adjustments do not apply to these figures, and the index tracks a typical home rather than one specific house: use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to calculate a single home's value from its sale price.