Fort Lauderdale Neighborhoods: A Local Guide to 17 Neighborhoods

By Scott Lehr, PA, Florida-licensed Realtor · The Home Owners Listing Team · Brokered by Real Estate Sales Force Inc · Updated October 2026

General information only. Neighborhood boundaries below are as described by the City or each neighborhood association and are approximate. Confirm details for any specific property.

Fort Lauderdale at a glance

• Waterways: the City cites 165 miles of navigable waterways and calls itself the "Venice of America." It also has seven miles of public beaches. (City of Fort Lauderdale)
• Neighborhoods: 58 neighborhood associations are officially recognized by the City for 2026. (City of Fort Lauderdale)
• Prices: Redfin reports a median sale price of about $602,000 for all Fort Lauderdale home types over the three months ending August 2026, up 11.5% from a year earlier. (Redfin) Across Broward County in August 2026, the median single-family sale price was $650,000 and the median condo price was $257,500. (MIAMI REALTORS®) Prices change monthly and vary a lot by street and by water access.
• Flood maps: new FEMA flood maps took effect in Broward County on July 31, 2024. Large parts of the city, especially near the water, are in high-risk flood zones. (Broward County)

Downtown, Las Olas and the New River

Las Olas, Colee Hammock and the Las Olas Isles

• Las Olas Boulevard runs from downtown to the beach and is known for its shops, galleries and restaurants; the county visitors bureau calls it the "Style Mile." (Visit Lauderdale)
• Colee Hammock, established in 1916, sits along the New River just east of downtown. Its association describes it as "an urban village of single family homes and small townhome developments, between the high rise downtown and the high rise beach." (CFLCA, Colee Hammock association)
• The Las Olas Isles are finger islands dredged in the 1920s, a design inspired by Venice's canals. Homes here are mainly waterfront single-family houses on the canals. (Las Olas Isles Homeowners Association)
• Stranahan House (1901) on the New River is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County. (Stranahan House)

Sailboat Bend

• The City Commission designated the Sailboat Bend Historic District in 1992. It is the city's only historic district that is a residential neighborhood, so exterior changes go through historic review. (City of Fort Lauderdale)
• Homes date from the early 1900s to the 1950s, with Bungalow, Mission and Mediterranean Revival details. (City of Fort Lauderdale)
• The name comes from the sharpest bend in the New River, near the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. (Council of Fort Lauderdale Civic Associations)

Flagler Village

• Runs from Broward Boulevard to Sunrise Boulevard, between the FEC railroad tracks and Federal Highway. (CFLCA)
• Housing is mostly condos and apartment buildings next to downtown. The area includes FATVillage, an arts district known for its "Last Saturday" art walks.

Tarpon River

• Bounded by the New River on the north and west, Andrews Avenue on the east and Davie Boulevard on the south. (Tarpon River Civic Association)
• It grew as several small subdivisions, and today mixes single-family homes with condos and small apartment buildings. (City of Fort Lauderdale)

East of Federal Highway: older neighborhoods near the water

Victoria Park

• Bounded by NE 10th Street, the Karen Canal, East Broward Boulevard and North Federal Highway. (City of Fort Lauderdale)
• The association reports that more than a quarter of the city's pre-1945 homes still standing are in Victoria Park. (Victoria Park Civic Association)
• Housing mixes single-family homes with condos and small multifamily buildings.

Rio Vista

• Between Federal Highway and the Intracoastal Waterway, south of the New River and north of SE 12th Street. The association calls it "a community of over 1,000 homes" and one of the city's oldest. (Rio Vista Civic Association)
• Mostly single-family homes, with a small number of condos.

Harbor Beach

• A single-family neighborhood near the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. Development began in the 1940s, when the Harbor Beach Company bought about 200 acres and marketed views of the ocean, a lake and the Intracoastal. (Harbor Beach Association)
• City flood maps place the neighborhood in high-risk flood zones, so check flood insurance costs early.

The beach

Central Beach

• The core of Fort Lauderdale beach, where most homes are condos and co-ops. Landmarks include the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens and Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 180 acres between the ocean and the Intracoastal.
• The City updated its Central Beach zoning rules in 2022, which governs new building there. (City of Fort Lauderdale)

Lauderdale Beach

• Between A1A and the beach, from NE 23rd Street north to Oakland Park Boulevard. (Lauderdale Beach Homeowners Association)
• A mix of single-family homes, condos and co-ops on the barrier island.

Galt Ocean Mile and Bermuda Riviera

• Galt Ocean Mile is inside Fort Lauderdale city limits and is lined with oceanfront high-rise condos and co-ops. Its community association has 24 member condominium associations. (CFLCA, Galt Mile Community Association)
• Bermuda Riviera, across A1A from the Galt, has about 250 single-family homes between A1A and the Intracoastal, most on deep water, with access from NE 40th Street. (CFLCA)

North of Sunrise Boulevard

Coral Ridge and Coral Ridge Country Club Estates

• Coral Ridge runs from Sunrise Boulevard to Oakland Park Boulevard, between the Intracoastal and the Middle River. Its association, founded in 1949, counts about 1,350 single-family homes plus some duplexes, condos and townhomes. (CFLCA)
• Coral Ridge Country Club Estates is a separate neighborhood with single-family homes and condos, Bayview and Mangurian parks, and the private Coral Ridge Country Club. (CRCCE Association)

Imperial Point

• A neighborhood of about 1,470 homes begun in 1960, near the Pompano Beach border. Housing includes single-family homes as well as condos and co-ops. (CFLCA)

Poinsettia Heights

• West of Federal Highway and north of Sunrise Boulevard, next to the separate city of Wilton Manors. Mostly single-family homes, first built just after World War II. (CFLCA)

South of downtown

Croissant Park

• Developer G. Frank Croissant began the area during the 1920s land boom; the 1923 Croissant Park Administration Building on South Andrews Avenue is on the National Register of Historic Places.
• The City's survey area for Croissant Park and Poinciana Park runs from the Tarpon River south to State Road 84, between SW 9th Avenue and Federal Highway. Housing is mostly single-family homes and small multifamily buildings. (City of Fort Lauderdale)

Nearby cities that are not Fort Lauderdale

Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Pompano Beach border Fort Lauderdale but are separate cities, with their own taxes, permits and rules. A "Fort Lauderdale" mailing address doesn't always mean the home is inside city limits. Check the city on the county property record.

How to compare neighborhoods before you buy

1. Check the flood zone for the exact address on the City's flood zone map or FEMA's map center, then get insurance quotes. See our flood zone and insurance guide.
2. For condos and HOA homes, read the association documents, reserves and inspection reports. See our condo and HOA buyer's guide.
3. In Sailboat Bend, ask how historic review affects renovations before you buy.
4. On the water, confirm bridge clearances and canal depth if you plan to keep a boat.
5. Visit at different times, such as weekday mornings, weekend evenings and during season, to see traffic and activity levels for yourself.

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Sources were checked October 2, 2026. Market figures are estimates from the named sources and change monthly. This page does not describe residents or schools; we encourage you to research the factors that matter to you.