In Plantation, a typical home is worth $483,500 and typical rent is $2,240 a month. Compared with all of Broward County, typical household income is 19% higher and typical rent is 17% higher.
Typical home value from Zillow, September 2021 to September 2026: from $399,082 to $492,003.
Typical rent
$2,466a month
▲ 1.1% more than 12 months ago
Typical rent from Zillow, September 2021 to September 2026: from $2,130 to $2,466.
From Zillow (ZHVI/ZORI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).
Plantation is in Broward County. The FHA loan limit ($667,000 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Broward County. See the county
What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.
1
Nearby, in Lauderdale Lakes, the typical home value is $214,100: 56% less than in Plantation ($483,500).
2
Nearby, in Lauderdale Lakes, the typical rent is $1,663: 26% less than in Plantation ($2,240).
3
The typical household income in Plantation is $92,541,19% more than in Broward County as a whole ($77,633).
4
The typical rent in Plantation is $2,240 a month, 17% more than in Broward County as a whole ($1,907).
5
The typical home in Plantation is worth $483,500,17% more than in Broward County as a whole ($414,600).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).
The homes here
Housing in Plantation
What homes there are in Plantation, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).
What homes there are
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024
Kind of home
Detached houseAttached houseBuilding of 2 to 4Apartments (5 or more)Mobile homeBoat, RV and otherUnreliable estimate
Plantation
Broward County
Florida
United States
Kind of home: Plantation and its comparisons
Measure
Plantation
Broward County
Florida
United States
Detached house
45%
40%
55%
61%
Attached house
10%
9%
7%
6%
Building of 2 to 4
7%
7%
6%
8%
Apartments (5 or more)
37%
41%
25%
19%
Mobile home
1%
3%
8%
6%
Boat, RV and other
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
0%
0%
Homes here are varied: detached houses are 45% of them, more than in Broward County (40%), and no kind reaches half.
Year built
Before 19601960–19791980–19992000–20092010 or later
Plantation
Broward County
Florida
United States
Year built: Plantation and its comparisons
Measure
Plantation
Broward County
Florida
United States
Before 1960
5%
11%
10%
26%
1960–1979
36%
39%
24%
24%
1980–1999
45%
32%
34%
25%
2000–2009
7%
11%
18%
14%
2010 or later
8%
7%
14%
11%
Homes in Plantation are newer: the typical year built is 1984; in Broward County, 1980.
In Plantation, 52% of homes have 3 bedrooms or more, more than in Broward County (44%).
What it costs here
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024
Value of owner-occupied homes
Under the limitOver the limit
Under $100K6%
$100K–$200K7%
$200K–$300K10%
$300K–$500K30%
$500K–$750K28%
FHA limit: $667,000
$750K–$1M13%
$1M or more6%
Value of owner-occupied homes: Plantation and its comparisons
Measure
Plantation
Under $100K
6%
$100K–$200K
7%
$200K–$300K
10%
$300K–$500K
30%
$500K–$750K
28%
$750K–$1M
13%
$1M or more
6%
The FHA loan limit for Broward County is $667,000, and about 71% of owner-occupied homes in Plantation are worth less than that.
Monthly rent with utilities
Unreliable estimate
Under $500Unreliable
$500–$999Unreliable
$1,000–$1,4999%
$1,500–$1,99922%
$2,000–$2,49933%
$2,500–$2,99922%
$3,000 or more12%
Monthly rent with utilities: Plantation and its comparisons
Measure
Plantation
Under $500
Unreliable estimate
$500–$999
Unreliable estimate
$1,000–$1,499
9%
$1,500–$1,999
22%
$2,000–$2,499
33%
$2,500–$2,999
22%
$3,000 or more
12%
With a mortgage
$2,652 a month
Broward County: $2,433 a month
Without a mortgage
$969 a month
Broward County: $859 a month
Owners with a mortgage
61%
Broward County: 59%
The typical cost for an owner with a mortgage in Plantation is $2,652 a month, more than in Broward County ($2,433); without one, $969.
How it changed
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Change since 2015–2019
Typical home value
Plantation+46%
Broward County+57%
Florida+67%
United States+53%
Typical rent
Plantation+33%
Broward County+37%
Florida+42%
United States+33%
Typical household income
Plantation+24%
Broward County+30%
Florida+34%
United States+29%
Change since 2015–2019: Plantation and its comparisons
Measure
Plantation
Broward County
Florida
United States
Typical home value
+46%
+57%
+67%
+53%
Typical rent
+33%
+37%
+42%
+33%
Typical household income
+24%
+30%
+34%
+29%
The typical home value in Plantation rose 46% since 2015–2019, less than in Broward County (57%).
The typical rent in Plantation rose 33% over the same time; in Broward County, it rose 37%.
Here income did not keep up with housing: it rose 24%, while home values changed +46% and rent +33%.
How people live
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024
How people live: Plantation and its comparisons
Measure
Plantation
Broward County
Florida
United States
Rental vacancy
8.6%
6.6%
7.6%
5.5%
Homeowner vacancy
Unreliable estimate
1.2%
1.4%
0.9%
More than one person per room
4.7%
4.9%
3.3%
3.4%
People per household
2.58
2.60
2.51
2.53
Drive alone
70%
70%
70%
69%
Carpool
8%
10%
9%
9%
Public transit
1%
2%
1%
3%
Walk or bike
Unreliable estimate
2%
2%
3%
Work from home
18%
15%
16%
15%
Other means
2%
2%
2%
2%
Typical commute
20 to 29 minutes
20 to 29 minutes
20 to 29 minutes
20 to 29 minutes
The rental vacancy rate in Plantation is 8.6%, higher than in Broward County (6.6%).
In Plantation, 4.7% of households live with more than one person per room, about the same as in Broward County.
Much as in Broward County, a household in Plantation has 2.58 people on average.
In Plantation, 18% of workers work from home, more than in Broward County (15%).
Do the math
What would you pay each month for a home in Plantation?
A typical home costs more than the typical income allows
We start with a typical home in Plantation, worth $483,500, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 52% of the typical household income in Plantation, which is $92,541 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $171,344 a year.
The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Broward County.
Change the price, the down payment or the loan: the payment updates right away.
Your numbers
Local data
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Starts at the typical home value in Plantation. Change it to the price you have in mind.
Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.
Down payment
%
That is $16,923 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.
This week's average ± a quarter or half point.
National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.
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Estimated monthly payment
Local data
$3,998
at 7.18% · 30 years
Loan amount
$474,742
Total interest
$683,043
Paid off in
November 2056
Includes $8,165 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.
Does it fit the income?
Comfortable
up to $2,159 a month
Tight
$2,159 to $2,776 a month
Hard
more than $2,776 a month
Your payment · 52%
Compared with the typical household income in Plantation ($92,541 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.
Monthly payment breakdown
Principal & interest
$3,216
Property tax
$367
Home insurance
$202
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)
$214
You need at least $16,923 for the down payment, plus closing costs.
This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.
Total monthly payment $3,998; principal and interest $3,216.
The city and its county
Plantation and Broward County
Plantation is in Broward County, Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).
Plantation
Map of Broward County, Florida, with Plantation marked. Around it, the neighboring counties.
Plantation
Broward County
Other cities with a page
Plantation's own numbers
Typical home value
$483,500
Typical monthly rent
$2,240
Typical yearly household income
$92,541
Households that own their home
64%
Effective property tax rate
0.91%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).
Numbers for all of Broward County
FHA limit, one-unit home
$667,000
Conventional limit, one unit
$832,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,321
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+64%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
19%
HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.
Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Broward County.
A typical home in Plantation is worth $483,500: 17% above the county and 35% above Florida. With the typical household income in Plantation ($92,541 a year), a typical home costs 5.2 times what the household earns in a year.
Years of income to pay for a typical home
The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.
Plantation5.2 years
Broward5.3 years
Florida4.8 years
United States4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024
How prices have changed in Broward County
According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Broward County rose 126% in the 10 years through 2025.
FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Broward County.
Yearly change in FHFA’s price index in Broward County, 2016 to 2025
2016: +8.4% +8.4% 2016
2017: +7.9% +7.9% 2017
2018: +7.6% +7.6% 2018
2019: +4.7% +4.7% 2019
2020: +4.4% +4.4% 2020
2021: +13.8% +13.8% 2021
2022: +22.6% +22.6% 2022
2023: +10.6% +10.6% 2023
2024: +5.9% +5.9% 2024
2025: +0.5% +0.5% 2025
Change in FHFA’s price index in Broward County, Florida and the United States
Period
County
Florida
U.S.
Last year (2025)
+0.5%
−0.5%
+2.9%
5 years (2020–2025)
+64%
+60%
+47%
10 years (2015–2025)
+126%
+127%
+85%
The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data
Plantation next to Broward County, Florida and the U.S.
Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.
Typical home value
Plantation$483,500
Broward$414,600
Florida$359,000
United States$332,700
Typical monthly rent
Plantation$2,240
Broward$1,907
Florida$1,669
United States$1,413
Typical yearly household income
Plantation$92,541
Broward$77,633
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
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Plantation next to Broward County and Florida
Measure
Plantation
Broward County
Florida
U.S.
Typical home value
$483,500 ▲17% above the county
$414,600
$359,000
$332,700
Typical monthly rent
$2,240 ▲17% above the county
$1,907
$1,669
$1,413
Typical yearly household income
$92,541 ▲19% above the county
$77,633
$74,568
$80,734
Households that own their home
64% ▲1 points above the county
64%
68%
65%
Typical yearly property tax
$4,416 ▲14% above the county
$3,890
$2,730
$3,119
Effective property tax rate
0.91% ▼0.03 points below the county
0.94%
0.76%
0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income
65%
65%
60%
51%
“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Broward County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.
Four ways to pay for a typical home in Plantation
For a typical $483,500 home in Plantation, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Plantation's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.
FHA, 3.5% down$3,998a month
Least cash to close
Down payment
$16,923
Cash to close
$31,428
Rate
7.18%
Mortgage insurance
FHA MIP · $214
Conventional, 5% down$3,909a month
Down payment
$24,175
Cash to close
$38,680
Rate
7.18%
Mortgage insurance
PMI · $230
Conventional, 20% down, no PMI$3,188a month
Down payment
$96,700
Cash to close
$111,205
Rate
7.18%
Mortgage insurance
None
ITIN, 15% down (example)$3,635a month
Down payment
$72,525
Cash to close
$87,030
Rate
8.18%
Mortgage insurance
None
Four ways to pay for a typical home in Plantation
Loan
Monthly payment
Down payment
Loan amount
Rate
Mortgage insurance
Cash to close
Minimum score
FHA, 3.5% down Least cash to close
$3,998
$16,923
$474,743
7.18%
FHA MIP · $214
$31,428
580
Conventional, 5% down
$3,909
$24,175
$459,325
7.18%
PMI · $230
$38,680
620*
Conventional, 20% down, no PMI
$3,188
$96,700
$386,800
7.18%
None
$111,205
620*
ITIN, 15% down (example)
$3,635
$72,525
$410,975
8.18%
None
$87,030
Set by the lender
The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.
Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.
Typical rent in Plantation is $2,240 a month: 17% above the county. In Plantation, 65% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.
HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Broward County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,321 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $44.63 an hour working full time.
What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.
HUD fair market rent in Broward County (Fiscal year 2027)
Size
Fair rent a month
Hourly wage
Yearly income
Studio
$1,759
$33.83
$70,360
1 bedroom
$1,902
$36.58
$76,080
2 bedrooms
$2,321
$44.63
$92,840
3 bedrooms
$3,172
$61.00
$126,880
4 bedrooms
$3,662
$70.42
$146,480
Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027
By ZIP code
Fair market rent by ZIP code in Plantation
HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Plantation has 4 ZIP codes with their own.
For 2 bedrooms it runs from $2,320 in 33388 to $2,830 in 33324.
3 of the 4 are above the fair market rent for Broward County ($2,321).
2-bedroom fair market rent in each of the 4 ZIP codes of Plantation, beside the one for Broward County. For 2 bedrooms it runs from $2,320 in 33388 to $2,830 in 33324. 3 of the 4 are above the fair market rent for Broward County ($2,321).
2-bedroom fair market rent in each ZIP code
Each line is one ZIP code: in color, those above the county's fair market rent; in gray, the rest.
County: $2,321
Lowest: $2,320 (33388)Highest: $2,830 (33324)
Fair market rent by ZIP code and size in Plantation, fiscal year 2027.
33317
$1,940
$2,100
$2,560
$3,500
$4,040
33322
$2,020
$2,180
$2,660
$3,630
$4,200
33324
$2,140
$2,320
$2,830
$3,870
$4,460
33388
$1,760
$1,900
$2,320
$3,170
$3,660
ZIP code2 bd3 bd
33317 $2,560$3,500
33322 $2,660$3,630
33324 $2,830$3,870
33388 $2,320$3,170
3 of these ZIP codes cross the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Plantation when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD)Fiscal year 2027Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (external site)Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship fileData from 2020 dataCensus Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (external site)
You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.
There are 12 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Broward County; 7 say they serve in Spanish.
No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Plantation or Broward County. The ones below are statewide in Florida: they work in Plantation the same as in the rest of the state.
Florida Housing second loan with no interest and no monthly payments, repaid when you sell or refinance.Offered by Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
No legal help resource on our list is for Plantation or Broward County in particular.
If you have a problem with your landlord, an eviction notice or a scam, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) search shows the free legal aid offices that serve your area.
Short answers with the numbers for Plantation and all of Broward County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.
How much does a typical home cost in Plantation?
The typical home value in Plantation is $483,500, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Broward County it is $414,600.
How much does it cost to rent in Plantation?
Typical rent in Plantation is $2,240 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Broward County is $2,321.
What is the FHA loan limit in Plantation?
Plantation uses the FHA limit for all of Broward County (2026): $667,000 for a one-unit home and $1,282,700 for a four-unit home.
How much property tax do owners pay in Plantation?
The typical homeowner in Plantation pays $4,416 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.91% of the home’s value; in Broward County, the rate is 0.94%.
Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Plantation?
There are 12 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Broward County. 7 say they serve in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.
