Town guide

Southwest Ranches, Florida

Southwest Ranches is a town in Broward County, Florida, home to about 7,656 people across 13 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 33330, 33331 and 33332.

Homes sold for a median of $413 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population7,656590 per sq mi
Median home value$906,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$413Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking4%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Southwest Ranches

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Southwest Ranches. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Southwest Ranches

Distances

Nearest major airportFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Miami, FL22 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Southwest Ranches; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Southwest Ranches

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Southwest Ranches had 7,607 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2010.

It’s the 390th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Broward County grew from 5,135 residents in 1920 to 1,944,375 in 2020.

Southwest Ranches population by census2010: 7,345, 2020: 7,6077,34520107,6072020

Broward County, 1920–2020

Broward County population, 1920 to 20201920: 5,135, 1930: 20,094, 1940: 39,794, 1950: 83,933, 1960: 333,946, 1970: 620,100, 1980: 1,018,200, 1990: 1,255,488, 2000: 1,623,018, 2010: 1,748,066, 2020: 1,944,3755K’20’3040K’40’50334K’60’701.0M’80’901.6M’00’101.9M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 59°F. About 62.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Southwest RanchesJan: high 77°F, low 59°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 79°F, low 62°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 81°F, low 64°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 85°F, low 68°F, 3.2 in; May: high 87°F, low 73°F, 5.2 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 76°F, 8.7 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 77°F, 6.8 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 78°F, 8.5 in; Sep: high 90°F, low 77°F, 8 in; Oct: high 87°F, low 73°F, 7.7 in; Nov: high 82°F, low 67°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 79°F, low 63°F, 2.2 in77°59°Jan2.779°62°Feb2.881°64°Mar2.785°68°Apr3.287°73°May5.290°76°Jun8.792°77°Jul6.892°78°Aug8.590°77°Sep8.087°73°Oct7.782°67°Nov3.679°63°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hollywood North Perry Ap, FL weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Broward County

780,632 jobs at 68,191 businesses in Broward County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Broward CountyHealth care and social assistance: 118,070 jobs; Retail trade: 106,344 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 91,131 jobs; Administrative and support: 69,242 jobs; Professional services: 60,640 jobs; Construction: 49,196 jobs; Wholesale trade: 44,686 jobs; Finance and insurance: 39,873 jobsHealth care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Administrative and support 9% Professional services 8% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 6% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,224 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Southwest Ranches’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Cleveland Clinic HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Weston1.7 miles
  • Memorial Hospital WestGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Pembroke Pines3.3 miles
  • Memorial Hospital MiramarGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Miramar5.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors129
Specialist doctors410
Dentists62
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants240
Mental health providers197
Physical and occupational therapists154
Optometrists17
Chiropractors15
Pharmacies17

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Southwest Ranches

Parks (19 nearby)

  • Vista View Park · 264 acres2.0 mi
  • Rolling Oaks Park · 45 acres0.7 mi
  • Vista Park · 35 acres1.7 mi
  • William B Armstrong Dream Park · 35 acres2.4 mi
  • Frontier Trails Park · 29 acres2.0 mi
  • Southwest Meadows Sanctuary · 26 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Publix0.8 mi
  • Publix1.6 mi
  • Publix2.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pillbox2.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.4 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Weston Branch Library1.4 mi
  • Southwest Regional Library1.8 mi

Museums

  • Ikeda Hall2.7 mi
  • America Mentor and Disciple Hall2.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Amphitheater2.7 mi
  • Outdoor Amphitheater2.7 mi
  • Friendship Auditorium2.8 mi
  • Fine Arts Theater5.9 mi
  • Black Box Theater5.9 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • River Alexander (1999) · American actor

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Southwest Ranches

Public schools here are run by Broward. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Everglades Elementary SchoolWestonPre-K–5823Public2.1 mi
Griffin Elementary SchoolCooper CityPre-K–5556Public4.4 mi
Hawkes Bluff Elementary SchoolSouthwest RanchesPre-K–5608Public1.2 mi
Franklin Academy Cooper CityCooper CityK–81,336Charter3.9 mi
Franklin Academy FPembroke PinesK–8922Charter3.1 mi
Greentree Preparatory Charter SchoolSouthwest RanchesK–8272Charter1.4 mi
Manatee Bay Elementary SchoolWestonK–5978Public2.1 mi
City/Pembroke Pines Charter High SchoolPembroke Pines6–122,168Charter1.8 mi
Falcon Cove Middle SchoolWeston6–82,096Public1.4 mi
Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines High SchoolPembroke Pines6–121,262Charter3.1 mi
Silver Trail Middle SchoolSouthwest Ranches6–81,187Public2.3 mi
Cypress Bay High SchoolWeston9–124,579Public1.5 mi
Private schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Apple Tree MontessoriSouthwest RanchesPre-K–235Nonsectarian1.4 mi
Montessori Institute of BrowardDaviePre-K–569Nonsectarian3.7 mi
Potential Christian AcademyCooper CityPre-K–8265Christian (no specific denomination)3.8 mi
St Mark the Evangelist Catholic SchoolSouthwest RanchesPre-K–8544Roman Catholic3.7 mi
Cooper City Christian AcademyCooper CityK–12121Pentecostal3.7 mi
Rhem Word Christia AcademyFort LauderdaleK–12252Christian (no specific denomination)15.0 mi
Temple Beth Emet Day SchoolCooper CityK–7155Jewish3.7 mi
The Masters AcademySouthwest RanchesK–898Baptist2.5 mi
Archbishop Mccarthy High SchoolSouthwest Ranches9–121,785Roman Catholic3.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Weston, Davie, Pembroke Pines and Cooper City.

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