Pompano Beach, FL Relocation Guide (2026)
Cost of living, housing, and income data for Pompano Beach, sourced from the US Census Bureau.
Salary needed to live in Pompano Beach →
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2022). Last updated July 2026.
Pompano Beach counts roughly 111,790 residents, and the median household brings in $61,155 annually — -15% relative to the cities in our dataset, putting incomes here below the pack.
In Pompano Beach, the median home is valued at $293,300 — below the median across the cities we track (-10%) — and typical rent runs $1,527 a month. Factor in mortgage rates and property taxes when sizing up whether buying pencils out.
Buying a typical home in Pompano Beach would run about 4.8 years of median household income — a moderate multiple, not unusually high or low. Prices in Pompano Beach have barely moved, inching up 0.45% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index puts Pompano Beach at Relatively High for overall natural-hazard risk, a factor that can push home insurance costs up.
Personal Affordability Check
Renting at $1,527/mo in Pompano Beach would take 30.0% of your income.
$2/mo under the 30% guideline.
Buying the median home ($293,300) would take 30.7% of your income toward principal & interest.
$139/mo over the 28% guideline.
Cost of housing in Pompano Beach
Median home value is $293,300 and median gross rent is $1,527/month. For buyers, monthly costs depend heavily on current mortgage rates — worth checking before you commit.
FHFA's county-level home price index for Broward rose 0.45% over the past year (as of 2025).
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom unit in the surrounding county is $2,333/month.
Climate & home insurance
FEMA rates Pompano Beach's overall natural-hazard risk as Relatively High. Risk level is a major driver of home insurance premiums.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the cost of living in Pompano Beach, FL?
- Cost of living in Pompano Beach centers on housing: median home value runs $293,300, median rent runs $1,527/month, and the typical household earns $61,155 a year. Data via the US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2022).
- How much do you need to earn to live comfortably in Pompano Beach?
- To keep rent under the commonly recommended 30% of income in Pompano Beach, where median rent runs $1,527/month, you'd want to earn about $61,080 annually. See the full salary breakdown (renting and buying) for Pompano Beach.
- Is it better to rent or buy in Pompano Beach?
- Comparing the two in Pompano Beach: renting at the median $1,527/month needs about $61,080 in annual income (30% guideline), while buying the $293,300 median home needs roughly $67,106 a year in principal-and-interest, assuming 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan at current rates.
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