Living in Hillsboro Beach, Florida
Hillsboro Beach is a town in Broward County, with about 2,271 people.1 It feels dense and city-like, at 6,205 people per square mile.1,3
Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.
Nearest 24-hour emergency room
Broward Health North, in Deerfield Beach, about 4 miles away.2
Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.
Life in Southeast Florida
Florida's big-city coast.
Hazards: Hurricanes. Andrew came ashore near Homestead on August 24, 1992, as a Category 5, destroyed about 63,000 homes in Florida and led to the statewide building code.4
Visitor information
Broward County's official tourism office: Visit Lauderdale.5 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.
Read the free Southeast Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.
The full Hillsboro Beach town card
Choosing Your Place has the complete card for Hillsboro Beach and 779 other places:
- How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of Southeast Florida
- Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
- The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
- The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator
Other places in Broward County
- Fort Lauderdale · 185,604 people · home value $486,700
- Pembroke Pines · 173,194 people · home value $439,500
- Hollywood · 155,082 people · home value $410,600
- Miramar · 138,600 people · home value $462,700
- Coral Springs · 136,103 people · home value $545,400
- Pompano Beach · 114,147 people · home value $349,300
- Davie · 108,346 people · home value $462,900
- Sunrise · 97,918 people · home value $354,500
- Plantation · 96,293 people · home value $483,500
- Deerfield Beach · 88,093 people · home value $309,600
"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Hillsboro Beach as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Hillsboro Beach can be larger.
Notes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
- CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
- Hurricane Andrew (Wikipedia)
- County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05