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How Davie's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
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Your $100,000 in Davie has the same purchasing power as $79,447 in the average US city. You'd need $20,553 more here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Wondering whether you should move to Davie? It depends on what you're optimizing for, but the city has real arguments in its favor: florida doesn't tax your paycheck and solidly above-average earnings, plus 4 more things worth knowing. The data behind each is below.
Living in Davie means no state income tax on your salary — Florida is one of nine states that simply doesn't have one. On a $100k income that's typically thousands of dollars a year that stay in your account instead of going to a state revenue department.
Median household income in Davie is $84,346, a step above the national median of about $75k. The local job market leans toward industries that pay better than average, and that shows up in the take-home for most working households here.
Davie essentially skips winter as the rest of the country knows it. Average winter temperatures of 63°F mean a light jacket is the most you'll need, and outdoor life keeps going year-round. Summer comes in at 90°F, which is hot but on the predictable Sun Belt curve.
Davie reports about 2,254 crime incidents per 100,000 residents — a step below the US average of around 3,500. The citywide number averages over neighborhoods that can vary a lot, but the headline number is friendlier than most American cities of comparable size.
Davie's air quality index averages about 39 — comfortably in the EPA's "good" range. No daily ritual of checking the AQI before going for a run, no smoky-day plans, no surprise asthma flare-ups for the kids. The kind of background condition you notice mostly by its absence.
40% of adults 25 and over in Davie hold a bachelor's degree or higher — meaningfully above the US average of around 36%. That correlates with the things you'd expect: stronger schools, more white-collar employers, more bookstores than the population alone would predict.
Reasons are pulled from Davie's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
It doesn't. With winter temperatures around 63°F, Davie is too warm for snow as a regular occurrence. The closest most residents get is on a trip to the mountains.
It doesn't, really. Winter in Davie runs about 63°F on average — closer to spring than to the kind of winter most of the country gets. A light layer most days, shorts on the warm afternoons.
Genuinely hot. Summer in Davie averages about 90°F, and peak afternoons run well over a hundred. Outdoor plans move to mornings and evenings; AC is the most-used appliance in the house.
Davie falls in roughly USDA Zone 11. The zone classification is based on average annual minimum temperatures, so it's the right lookup for whether perennials and trees will overwinter here. Note that this is approximate from our winter-temperature data — check the USDA map for the exact zone before betting an expensive plant on it.
Davie sits at about 23 feet (7 m) above sea level — low-lying, but with enough cushion that day-to-day life isn't affected by ocean levels.
Hurricane season covers June through November, with peak activity in late summer and early fall. For Davie, the practical advice is: have a few days of water and supplies on hand from August onward, know your evacuation route, and don't wait for the news to tell you a storm is "probably nothing" — track the cone yourself.
Average for an American city. Davie's reported crime rate of about 2,254 per 100,000 residents sits roughly in line with the US baseline of ~3,500. Like anywhere else, the citywide number masks real differences between neighborhoods — worth looking at specific areas before deciding.
Yes, noticeably. Davie's cost-of-living index runs 126, about 26% above the US baseline. Housing usually accounts for most of the markup; groceries and services run higher too but with less drama.
Not really — Davie is built around the car. Its Walk Score of 2 out of 100 means almost every errand is a drive. Transit Score is 0 out of 100. Living without a car is technically possible but real work; most residents wouldn't try it.
Roughly $88,109 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Davie runs about $1,805/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.