Yields across 54 suburbs in the Sunrise and broader Broward County market run from well above the county median in the strongest inland suburbs down to under 4% in the premium coastal ZIPs along Fort Lauderdale's barrier islands and downtown waterfront. That spread is wider than the gap between short-term rental and long-term rental at the county level, which means where you buy in this market matters more than how you rent it out. The county median sits at 5.1% for long-term rental and 9.0% for short-term rental, but those headline numbers hide a much sharper internal pattern. This ranking shows which suburbs lead on gross yield and why the price gradient inside Broward is the dominant driver.
Pompano Beach (33069) Yields 5.5%
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: Affordability Drives the Ranking
The first suburb in the ranking, Pompano Beach (33069), sits below the county on both price and rent. At roughly $515,000 for a 3-bed house and about $2,400 in monthly rent, it comes in under the county median of about $605,000 and the about $2,800 county rent figure, with the two falling by a similar proportion. Rents across South Florida are supported by working-population demand from Broward's healthcare, logistics, and airport employment cores, while sale prices ease as you move inland from the beach corridor. Where a suburb's rent holds up better than its price, the same dollar of rent buys a cheaper asset, and that gap is what separates the stronger yields in the table from the weaker ones.
Miramar (33023) and Oakland Park (33309) follow a similar logic. Both are inland Broward ZIPs with stable workforce tenant pools and prices around $480,000 and about $465,000 respectively. These suburbs are likely to perform best on long-term rental: the tenant demand is durable, vacancies are short, and without a beach amenity, short-term rental depends on proximity to employment and transit rather than tourist demand, so nightly rates are lower in absolute terms even where the gap to long-term rent remains sizable. Compare that to North Lauderdale (33068) and Fort Lauderdale (33311), which are entry-level Fort Lauderdale and inland ZIPs where short-term rental can play a stronger role given proximity to the airport and cruise port traffic, though the county-wide short-term occupancy of 51% is the binding constraint.
None of these top-yielding ZIPs are luxury submarkets. That is the point. The yield ranking is essentially a price ranking flipped upside down, and the reason these suburbs lead is that buyers there are paying for shelter and proximity to jobs, not for ocean views or school catchment prestige.
The Yield-Price Trade-Off Is the Dominant Pattern in Broward
An investor entering at about $515,000 in Pompano Beach (33069) versus about $605,000 at the county median faces a fundamentally different capital-risk profile. The lower entry point means a smaller deposit, less mortgage interest, and a faster path to positive cash flow. It also means less exposure to the kind of price drawdown that hit South Florida in 2008, when the most expensive coastal stock fell hardest in absolute dollar terms. On the other hand, the premium coastal ZIPs have historically delivered stronger appreciation through up-cycles, and they offer better liquidity if you ever need to sell quickly.
Rent simply does not scale linearly with price in this market. A property worth four times more does not rent for four times more, because tenant budgets are bounded by local wages. That is why yields fall as you move up the price ladder, and it is why the cheapest suburb in Broward yields roughly twice what the most expensive one does despite carrying similar maintenance, insurance, and property tax burdens in percentage terms.
Premium Suburbs Trade Yield for Capital Growth and Liquidity
For context, here is how some of Broward County's most in-demand suburbs compare. These are established suburbs where investors typically accept lower yields in exchange for capital growth, lifestyle amenity, and stronger resale liquidity.
High-demand suburbs for context. Same methodology as the yield ranking above.
These suburbs yield less on long-term rental because buyers are paying for amenity, school quality, and historical price growth, not for current rental income. Short-term stays does change the picture for a few of them: the beach-adjacent ZIPs in this group can capture strong nightly rates from tourist demand, and the short-term yields above show where the gap narrows. But Hollywood's vacation rental permit regime ($500 new license, noise detection device required, 60-minute response rule, $1 million liability insurance, plus county business tax receipt and state DBPR registration) raises the bar for compliance and adds operating cost that flat short-term yield numbers do not show.
What the Ranking Doesn't Show
Yield is rent divided by price, which means a high yield can signal either strong rental demand or depressed prices. In Broward, the top-yielding suburbs are usually a bit of both: rents are healthy because of regional employment, but prices are also held back by older housing stock, less prestigious school zones, and weaker resale demand from owner-occupiers. That last point matters. When you sell, your buyer pool in a high-yield suburb is more weighted toward other investors than toward families, and investor demand is more sensitive to interest rates and local rent trends than family demand is.
Capital growth is the second blind spot. The data here is a snapshot of current rents and prices; it does not include the past decade of appreciation or a forward growth forecast. Over a full hold period, a premium coastal ZIP that yielded 4% but appreciated at 5% per year can outperform a 5.5% yield suburb that appreciated at 1%. Vacancy risk is the third blind spot: thin rental pools in some outer ZIPs mean that a single bad tenant or an extra month between leases hurts the realised yield more than the gross figure suggests. Finally, medians can lag in fast-moving submarkets, so verify against current listings before committing.
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Broward Yields Sit Below the Florida State Median
The county-level long-term yield of 5.1% sits below the Florida state median of 6.1% but slightly above the US national median of 4.8%. That reflects how much South Florida's coastal premium drags the average down, even though inland Broward suburbs hold their own. Pompano Beach (33069) at 5.5% beats the US national median but not the Florida state median, so the stronger yields in this market sit at the suburb level, not the headline level. The cheapest cap-rate-leading parts of inland Florida (Bay, Holmes, and Osceola counties) yield 13% and up, but those are rural exposures with very different capital growth and tenant-demand profiles to inland Broward.
For the investor focused on the Sunrise and Broward County market specifically, the takeaway is straightforward: pick the suburb based on your strategy. If you want maximum cash yield and are comfortable with workforce-tenant exposure, the top of the ranking is your hunting ground. If you want capital growth, liquidity, and the option to live in the property yourself, the premium suburbs in the second table are the better fit, despite the lower headline yield. Short-term rental is not their advantage, since the inland workforce suburbs above outperform them on short-term yield. Data reflects market conditions as of November 2026.
For a related view, see how we score rental markets, or check our data sources. You can also explore rental data in the dashboard directly. Fort Lauderdale Apartments Outperform Houses on Rental Yield and Fort Lauderdale Real Costs: House vs Apartment After Airbnb Fees cover related questions for this market.
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Methodology and Assumptions
Defaults used in the figures above. All inputs are adjustable in the dashboard.
How available nights are determined
Available nights default to 330 per year, reflecting an active operator with minimal blocked time. Where local regulations cap whole-home short-term lets (for example New York City 30-day minimum stays and San Francisco un-hosted 90-night caps), the cap is applied. In markets where short-term rental requires owner-occupancy or is otherwise prohibited for investment properties, available nights drop to zero.
How occupancy is measured
The percentage of available nights that get booked, drawn from market data. A property listed for 200 nights with 100 bookings shows 50% occupancy. Adjustable in the dashboard.
Long-term rental management default
Defaults to self-managed (zero management fee), reflecting the most common arrangement for US individual investors. The dashboard slider lets you add a property manager fee if you plan to outsource.
Short-term rental management default
Set to self-managed (zero management fee) by default, the most common arrangement for individual investors. Hiring a professional manager typically costs around 20% of gross revenue and reduces net yield proportionally. Toggle in the dashboard.
How property tax is calculated
Calculated as a percentage of property value, varying by state and county. California properties show lower effective rates due to Proposition 13's 1% cap on assessed value. Property tax sits with the owner; long-term tenants do not pay it.
Local regulations
Check state, county, and HOA rules before investing; these change frequently. The regulations summary in this article reflects the latest data we hold. Always verify the live position with the local authority.
Sampling and data sources
Short-term rental yield figures reflect properties currently listed on short-term rental platforms. In high-tourism markets, listings tend to concentrate in central postcodes, which can pull city-median yields above what residential areas of the same city would achieve. Yields for any specific suburb may differ significantly from the city-wide median.
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