Living in Lighthouse Point
Lighthouse Point is a small waterfront city in northeastern Broward County, built largely along canals with quick boat access to the ocean.
Market data: Redfin Lighthouse Point housing market, three months ending September 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
What it’s like to live in Lighthouse Point
Most homes sit on canals dug in the 1950s and 1960s, and boats reach the Atlantic through nearby Hillsboro Inlet. Bimini is about 40 miles away by water, so boating and fishing are part of everyday life here.
The city takes its name from the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, just across the Intracoastal Waterway in Hillsboro Beach. Neighborhoods are quiet and residential, with city parks, clay-court tennis at Frank McDonough Park and waterfront dining close by.
Popular neighborhoods
Highlights
- Canal-front homes with access to Hillsboro Inlet
- Lighthouse Point Marina
- Cap’s Place, a seafood restaurant reached only by boat
- Charter and drift fishing from Hillsboro Inlet Fishing Center
- Frank McDonough Park: 9 clay tennis courts
- Dan Witt Park and Doreen Gauthier Lighthouse Point Library
- County
- Broward County
- Population
- 10,486 (2020 Census)
- Median household income
- $92,135 (2024)
- Public schools
- Broward County Public Schools
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