Last updated October 2, 2026

Short answer: Miramar is a long, narrow Broward County city of roughly 143,000 people running along the Miami-Dade line, incorporated in 1955 and built steadily westward ever since. That history is the single most useful thing to know about it: the eastern end is mid-century housing on conventional streets, the western end is master-planned and association-governed, and they are effectively two different markets under one city name. If you own here and want to know what your property would sell for today, we prepare that by hand, not by algorithm.

How Miramar is laid out

Miramar Parkway runs the length of the city and functions as a timeline. At the eastern end, between US-441 and the Turnpike, you are in the original 1950s and 1960s city: smaller single-family houses, mature trees, no associations on many streets. Through the middle, around Flamingo Road and Miramar Boulevard, the stock turns to 1980s and 1990s. West of I-75 the city becomes fully planned - lakes, gated entries, townhouse clusters and larger houses built from the late 1990s on, running out toward the conservation boundary. Because of that, a comparable sale in Miramar has to come from the same era and the same side of the city; distance alone tells you very little here.

The neighborhoods people ask about

In the west, Monarch Lakes, Silver Shores, Vizcaya and the surrounding communities are the recognizable planned developments, each with its own dues and rules. Riviera Isles and Sunset Lakes sit at the newer western end with larger houses. In the east, the original Miramar sections and the streets around Miramar Parkway hold the city's most affordable single-family housing and the widest range of condition, which is where most renovation activity happens. The Miramar Park of Commerce, one of the larger business parks in south Broward, sits in the middle of the city and is a real part of the local economy rather than a landmark.

Water, drainage and the western edge

Much of west Miramar is built around engineered lakes and canals, which is attractive and also means flood zone, elevation and drainage vary from street to street. Treat those as address-level questions rather than neighborhood-level ones, because insurance is priced on the parcel. The western boundary meets water conservation land, so the city has effectively finished expanding in that direction; new inventory now comes from resale and infill rather than new subdivisions.

Getting around and everyday things

The Florida Turnpike and I-75 both cross the city, with US-441, Flamingo Road and Red Road running north to south and Miramar Parkway, Pembroke Road and County Line Road running east to west. Because Miramar touches Miami-Dade, both airports are close: Miami International is a short run south and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is comparable to the northeast. Memorial Hospital Miramar serves the western half. Broward County Public Schools serves the whole city and boundaries move, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district rather than relying on a listing.

What owning property in Miramar involves

Two numbers decide what owning here actually costs, and neither is on the listing. Property tax is set on your own purchase, not the seller's assessed value, so the tax line you see on a listing usually reflects a homestead exemption and an assessment cap that belong to the current owner and do not transfer with the house. Insurance is the other one: wind coverage, and flood coverage where the property calls for it, quoted on the specific roof, year built and elevation rather than a county average. Get both quoted on the actual address before you commit to a price. If the property is in an association, add the dues, ask what has been voted, and read the budget and reserve position rather than the marketing sheet.

East or west decides most of it

Miramar was incorporated in 1955 at its eastern end and built westward for the next fifty years, so the city is a timeline you can drive. East of the Turnpike you are looking at the original single-family neighborhoods: smaller houses, mature streets, often no association, and the lowest entry price in the city, with the trade-off that condition varies enormously and some houses need real work. West of I-75 you are in planned communities from the late 1990s onward - Monarch Lakes, Silver Shores, Riviera Isles, Sunset Lakes and their neighbors - with lakes, amenities, gated entries and dues to match. Decide which of those two you are actually shopping for before you look at listings.

Commuting, airports and the county line

This is the reason many people land here. The Florida Turnpike and I-75 both cross the city, County Line Road and Miramar Parkway carry the east-west traffic, and the Palmetto Expressway is reachable to the south. Miami International is a short run south and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is comparable to the northeast, so weekly flyers do well either way. What varies is your specific commute: the same eight miles can be fifteen minutes or forty depending on the hour and the direction, so test it before you commit rather than after.

If you are buying in a planned community

West Miramar is association territory, and the documents belong in your due diligence rather than your inspection period. Ask for the budget, the reserve position, the insurance summary, the rules on rentals, pets, vehicles and exterior changes, and any assessment already voted. For townhouses and condominiums also ask what inspection or reserve-study reports the association holds, since those findings can move the monthly number. What applies to a specific community comes from that association, and from a Florida real-estate attorney if the wording matters.

The order we suggest doing things in

Pick east or west, shortlist two or three communities or pockets, then get insurance and tax quoted on real addresses so the running cost stops being a guess. Drive the commute at your real departure time. Read association documents before writing an offer. If you are selling elsewhere to fund the move, sequence the two sides rather than hoping they align - carrying two homes is the most expensive way to relocate. Start with an opinion of value on what you are leaving; if it sits outside our area we will refer you to someone we would use ourselves.

If you own here

What your property is worth depends on things a website cannot see: which street you are on, what the last owner did to the place, what your association holds in reserve, and which recent sales are genuinely comparable to yours. We work that out by hand from those sales rather than publishing an automated estimate, within one business day, with the sales it is based on attached. Ask for an opinion of value on your property.

Nearby and related

• Miramar market report
• If your Miramar listing expired
• What is my Miramar home worth?

This guide describes the town and how property here trades. It carries no market statistics on purpose, so nothing on it goes stale; the live figures sit on the market pages linked above, sourced from BeachesMLS. PBP Real Estate, LLC, 700 NW 7th Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33486, 561-395-8418. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Published by Gia Freer, Broker of Record, PBP Real Estate, LLC · Florida broker license BK689801 · brokerage license CQ1064615. Last updated October 2, 2026.