Neighborhood Profile

Golden Heights

Fort Lauderdale, FL | Broward County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
30.2
National rank: #13,440 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
29.3
Score
Value Opportunity
29.0
Score
Momentum
33.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationFort Lauderdale, FL
CountyBroward County
National rank#13,440 of 14,967
State rank#979 of 1,145
City rank#64 of 79
County rank#124 of 160
National percentile10.2
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$406,632
Year-over-year home value change-2.0%
Month-over-month home value change0.13%
Home value to income ratio7.05
Median household income$57,688
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%
Civilian unemployment rate9.1%
Homeownership rate57.1%
Housing vacancy rate8.5%
Rent burden 30% or higher65.9%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Golden Heights

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Golden Heights?

Golden Heights is ranked #64 of 79 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale; #979 of 1,145 eligible neighborhoods in FL; and #13,440 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Golden Heights one of the best neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale?

Golden Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 30.2 and a city ranking of #64 of 79 eligible neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale.

How much are homes worth in Golden Heights?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Golden Heights is approximately $406,632.

Are home values rising or falling in Golden Heights?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -2.0% year over year and 0.13% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Golden Heights?

Golden Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 33.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Golden Heights?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $57,688.

How affordable is Golden Heights relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 7.05. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Golden Heights primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 57.1%.

What is the unemployment rate in Golden Heights?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.1%.

How educated are residents of Golden Heights?

Approximately 23.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Golden Heights face high rent burden?

Approximately 65.9% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Golden Heights?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications6
Estimated originations3
Home-purchase applications4
Origination rate47.6%
Home-purchase share60.0%
Average application loan$411,476
Total application loan amount$2,491,810
National application rank#13,456 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -4.5% YoY; originations -7.4% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.