Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Dania Beach grades C− overall, 452nd of 634 graded towns in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns and 7% of its land is conserved. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $333K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Dania Beach’s January low is 60°F, against 51°F in Florida’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Dania Beach's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Dania Beach is home to United International College.
Where Dania Beach beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 9% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Dania Beach is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 369 in 1910, 31,723 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 5 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dania Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
19 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
12 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
29 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a yearHard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Amerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dania Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Dania Beach.
Dania Beach is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and costs less than Hollywood or any other town next door.
3.7 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Dania Salt Marsh, at 85 acres.
| Dania Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Secret Woods Park | 0.5 mi | 54 |
| 2. Dania Beach Ocean Park | 0.3 mi | 16 |
| 3. Meli / Griffin Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Broward school district. One of its 5 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olsen Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 602 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
488 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 67 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 488 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dania Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 60°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90°. The Ft Lauderdale weather station records that about 75 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 84% of Florida places with climate records.
Dania Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Dania Beach’s July high is 90°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 12,291 in 2013 to 19,297.
Most working residents leave Dania Beach for work: only 7% work in town. 19% of Dania Beach residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Dania Beach has added 7,006 jobs, to 19,297 in 2023.
| Dania Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Hollywood is next at $442K. The typical value, about $333K, is 9% below its March 2024 peak.
47% of households own their home in Dania Beach. The typical Dania Beach home is worth about $333,000, down 1.5% in a year, 11% below the Florida typical home. The median rent in Dania Beach is $1,781 a month.
| Dania Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 47% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,781 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 46.8% of households own their home, against 67.6% across Florida.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Florida average. Dania Beach has grown 3.2% since 2020, to 32,791 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Dania Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 31% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Dania Beach | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.9% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.2% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 6,706 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dania Beach’s, it is healthier than 79%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Dania Beach beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Dania Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Dania Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
17 within 15 miles of the center of Dania Beach
About 6 of every 100 Dania Beach residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
City in Broward County, Florida, United States
Dania Beach (known until 1998 as Dania) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 31,723. Dania Beach is home to Dania Pointe, a shopping and entertainment center in its downtown district. Dania Beach is the location of one of the largest jai alai frontons in the United States, The Casino @ Dania Beach (Dania Jai Alai). It was formerly the location for two amusement centers; one named Boomers! (formerly Grand Prix Race-O-Rama), which housed the Dania Beach Hurricane roller coaster, and the other being Pirates World amusement park, which was featured in Barry Mahon's Thumbelina. It is also …
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3 towns share a border with Dania Beach.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dania Beach | #452 | C− | D | — | B | C+ |
| Hollywood | #388 | C | D− | — | B | B− |
| Fort Lauderdale | #496 | C− | D− | D− | B | B |
| Davie | #256 | C+ | D− | — | B | B+ |
Dania Beach, Hollywood and Davie report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dania Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dania Beach grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #452 of 634 in Florida. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
2 notable people were born here, including Danny McManus and F. Eugene Tubbs.
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