Southeast Florida · Broward County

Living in Miramar, Florida

Miramar is a city in Broward County, with about 138,600 people.1 It feels suburban, at 4,804 people per square mile.1,3

138,6001people
$462,7001median home value
$2,117/mo1median rent
39.31median age

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

Memorial Hospital Miramar, listed in Miramar.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 Miramar town card

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Other places in Broward County

Written by Charles Squires, North Port, Florida. 40 years living in Florida, in eight places.

I lived in Coral Gables for two years and called on schools across Miami-Dade and Broward.

More about the author and how this manual is made

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Miramar as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Miramar can be larger.

Notes

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
  2. CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
  4. Hurricane Andrew (Wikipedia)
  5. County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05