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Ask The WizardLazy Lake is one of Florida's smallest towns: a few dozen homes around a small lake between Oakland Park and Wilton Manors, with total quiet as the product. It suits privacy buyers, investors in scarcity, and anyone who wants Broward's most exclusive small address.
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The short answer, with the numbers
Yes, for the right buyer, and Lazy Lake is literally a one-of-a-kind address. It is one of Florida's smallest municipalities, a village of roughly forty homes around a small lake, and its market is scarce by definition: Redfin's read put the median near $1.1 million on a single tracked sale, up about 8 percent year over year, with only a handful of listings at any time.
The lifestyle is the name: lazy. A lake, a few quiet streets, and the total privacy of a village with no services, no stores, and no traffic except the neighbors: the quietest corner of Broward County, five minutes from Wilton Manors and Oakland Park and fifteen from the beach.
The honest trade-offs: inventory is measured in ones and twos, the price reflects scarcity rather than square footage, the village sits in flood-adjacent lake country with the coastal realities that implies, and local government is literally run by a few neighbors. If privacy and the novelty of Florida's tiniest town are the draw, Lazy Lake is the rarest answer Michael sells.
Broward County · Florida's smallest town by a lake
Median home sale price
~$1.1M
Redfin, 2026 (single tracked sale)
Price per sq ft
~$592
Redfin, 2026 (single-tracked-sale sample)
Homes for sale
~2
Zillow, 2026
Village scale
One of Florida's smallest towns
U.S. Census, most recent
Every figure on this page carries its source and its as-of date, because a good advisor labels the data before he uses it. Jump to the Lazy Lake Market Data Snapshot for the full grid.
The character of the town
Lazy Lake incorporated in the 1950s so its handful of lakeside homeowners could keep the quiet they had found, and it has guarded that quiet ever since: a village of a few dozen homes, a small lake, and a municipal budget that fits in a shoebox.
The village has no commercial life at all: no stores, no gas stations, no restaurants, no stoplights. It sits between Oakland Park and Wilton Manors like a pocket of countryside, and its residents like it exactly that way.
Life revolves around the lake and the block: fishing from the seawall, paddleboards at sunset, block relationships that span generations. In a county of towers and traffic, Lazy Lake is a deliberate, defiant act of smallness, and its scarcity is its value.
The money line, sourced
The honest numbers: the index, the home values, the income range, and the one tax break that changes the math for relocators.
The index, honestly
Broward County scores 110.5 on BestPlaces, about 10.5 percent above the U.S. average, and Lazy Lake sits on top of the small-corridor price spread: scarcity, lake, and privacy priced as one product.
BestPlaces, current
Home values
Redfin's read put the median near $1.1 million on a single tracked sale, with the price per square foot near $592. A village of roughly 40 homes makes every sale its own comp.
Redfin, 2026
No state income tax
Florida levies no state income tax at all, a permanent line for retirees and relocators from high-tax states. It applies in Lazy Lake exactly as it does everywhere else in Florida.
State law, applies in Lazy Lake
The bottom line
Lazy Lake is Broward's pocket of countryside: a lake, forty homes, and the quietest municipal government in Florida. The scarcity premium is the product, lake flood realities are the fine print, and Michael prices them into every plan.
BestPlaces / Redfin, 2026
| Category | Lazy Lake | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living vs. U.S. average | ~10.5% above (index 110.5) | BestPlaces, current (Broward County) |
| Median home sale price | ~$1.1M | Redfin, 2026, single-sale sample |
| Price per sq ft | ~$592 | Redfin, 2026, single-sale sample |
| State income tax | None | Florida state law, applies in Lazy Lake |
| Property insurance | Broward coastal reality | Lake-adjacent and low-lying addresses carry flood-zone requirements |
The current picture, in numbers
Here is the honest, current picture, labeled by source and date. Lazy Lake is the smallest market Michael serves, so the figures are sample-of-one honesty: Redfin's read put the median near $1.1 million on a single tracked sale, up about 8.2 percent year over year, with the price per square foot near $592, and Zillow showing about two active listings at a time.
Three honest frames before the numbers: a one-sale median is a pricepoint, not a trend, the scarcity premium is the real product, and the tax line that never moves, Florida has no state income tax.
Median home sale price
~$1.1M
single tracked sale; up ~8.2% YoY
Redfin · 2026
Price per sq ft
~$592
single-sale sample
Redfin · 2026
Homes for sale
~2
inventory measured in ones and twos
Zillow · 2026
ZIP 33305 context
~$707K median
Wilton Manors corridor, ~101 DOM
Redfin / Rocket · 2026
Cost-of-living index
110.5
10.5% above the U.S. average (county)
BestPlaces · current
Redfin / Zillow · 2026
| Measure | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | ~$1,100,000 | Redfin, single tracked sale |
| Price per sq ft | ~$592 | Redfin, same sample |
| Active listings | ~2 | Zillow, 2026 |
| Market type | Scarcity-driven | a village of roughly 40 homes |
BestPlaces / county market brief · current
| Measure | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| County cost-of-living index | 110.5 | BestPlaces, current |
| ZIP 33305 median | ~$707,000 | Wilton Manors corridor context |
| Lazy Lake position | Scarcity premium | novelty, lake, and total privacy priced in |
Read it honestly: Lazy Lake is a scarcity market, and every number on it is a sample of one or two: a $1.1 million median on a single sale, about $592 per square foot, and inventory that rarely reaches three figures' worth of listings. The honest products are privacy, the lake, and the novelty of Florida's smallest town, and the honest advice is to treat any list price as the starting point of a rare negotiation. For the freshest look at Lazy Lake today, the snapshot above is the starting point; a call with Michael settles the rest.
The honest trade-offs, local read
The genuine upsides and the honest trade-offs locals actually talk about, every one grounded in the sourced numbers on this page. Lazy Lake is a wonderful place to live, and it is not the right fit for everyone. That is exactly the conversation worth having before you move.
A population you could fit on a school bus: Lazy Lake is among the smallest municipalities in Florida, and the entire town is a neighborhood.
The village wraps a small lake that gives the streets their character, with water views from most properties.
No commerce, no tourists, no through traffic: the village exists to be the quietest block in Broward.
Living in a place with a handful of neighbors, its own government, and a name that says everything is a genuine conversation starter.
Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, and Oakland Park are minutes away, giving village privacy city convenience.
Homes surface rarely, and the tiny supply makes each listing precious to buyers who want the uniqueness.
Homes sell infrequently, sometimes years apart; buyers need patience and a standing relationship with the local market.
The quiet premium means pricing above what the modest homes would fetch elsewhere; you pay for the scarcity and the story.
No shops, no restaurants, no schools in the town; everything requires a drive to Wilton Manors or Oakland Park.
The village's homes are small and mostly mid-century; modern space seekers should look elsewhere.
A lake-ringed village in low-lying Broward: flood insurance and drainage matter.
Whether Lazy Lake fits comes down to your street, your budget, and your season of life. Talk it through on a free 15-minute strategy call, or call Michael directly.
Where to look first
4 pockets buyers ask Michael about most, each with the honest read attached. The spread between them is the single most important thing to understand about Lazy Lake, and the reason the right neighborhood matters more than the town name.
Seawall homes around the village lake
The lake-fronting homes carry the village's best addresses: water views inside the fence, fishing and paddling off the seawall, and the quiet that the village was incorporated to protect.
Fits best: Privacy buyers who want the water view
The quiet interior streets of the town
Away from the water, the village's lanes deliver the same privacy at the town's more attainable price, still steps from the lake and the county beyond.
Fits best: Buyers who want the town without the lake price
The village as the quiet heart of the corridor
Lazy Lake's position between Wilton Manors and Oakland Park puts it at the quiet center of one of Broward's liveliest dining and arts neighborhoods, without any of the traffic inside the line.
Fits best: Buyers who want county life five minutes away
Blocks nearest Wilton Manors and Oakland Park
The edges of the village sit a short stroll from Wilton Manors dining and Oakland Park breweries, the easiest in-and-out of the tiny town center and the closest to the corridor life without any of its traffic.
Fits best: Buyers who want the quiet with the county five minutes away
Lazy Lake is three readings of one tiny town: the lake ring, the interior lanes, and its position between Wilton Manors and Oakland Park. With inventory this scarce, the honest match is the specific home that surfaces, and Michael tracks every one of them.
Find Your Lazy Lake NeighborhoodThe district report, with rankings
Lazy Lake is served by Broward County Public Schools, zoned through the Wilton Manors-Oakland Park corridor: Wilton Manors Elementary, Sunrise Middle, and Fort Lauderdale High are the traditional assignments recorded for the town. Current district ratings change with the zones, so Michael confirms the exact assigned schools for a specific address at offer time.
| School | Rating / rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Wilton Manors Elementary School | Traditional zoned option | Broward County district zoning, current |
| Sunrise Middle School | Traditional zoned option | Broward County district zoning, current |
| Fort Lauderdale High School | Traditional zoned option | Broward County district zoning, current |
Zoned by address
Fort Lauderdale and the corridor
Rankings and attendance zones come from GreatSchools, US News, Niche, and PublicSchoolReview, all as of 2026 or the most recent published cycle, and they change. The School District of Broward County zones by address, so Michael always confirms the exact assigned schools for a specific address before you make an offer.
The drive math, by the numbers
Lazy Lake sits between Wilton Manors and Oakland Park, north of Fort Lauderdale's downtown: U.S. 1 and I-95 are minutes away, downtown Fort Lauderdale about 10 to 12 minutes, and the beaches at Fort Lauderdale about 15 minutes east.
For flyers, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) is about 15 to 20 minutes south, Palm Beach International (PBI) about 35 to 40 minutes north, and the village's position on the I-95 corridor puts both in easy reach.
The local economy is the north Broward base: healthcare, marine trades, technology and finance along the I-95 corridor, and the arts and dining economy of Wilton Manors and Oakland Park next door. Lazy Lake residents live five minutes from two towns' worth of jobs and culture and none of their traffic.
To downtown Fort Lauderdale
~10-12 min
Driving, I-95 / U.S. 1
To the Fort Lauderdale beaches
~15 min
Driving east
To FLL / PBI airports
~15-40 min
Driving, I-95 in either direction
Match the town to your life
The buyer types Lazy Lake fits especially well, each with the sourced reason attached. This is the audience range Michael works with every week as The Life Transition Specialist: buyers, sellers, retirees, families, and investors from the Treasure Coast to South Florida.
A village of roughly 40 homes in the middle of Broward County is the ultimate quiet address, and Lazy Lake's whole governance exists to keep it that way.
Listings surface in ones and twos, the median reads near $1.1 million, and the village's rarity gives it a value floor that volume markets cannot offer.
Fishing, paddling, and heron traffic off the seawall, with no schedule but the sunset's, fifteen minutes from the ocean.
The smallest possible footprint in the biggest possible quiet, with Wilton Manors dining and Fort Lauderdale culture five to twelve minutes away.
A tiny, safe, walkable village with neighbors who know everyone makes Lazy Lake a supported senior answer, planned properly with a Certified Senior Transition Specialist.
For out-of-state movers
Moving to Lazy Lake from outside Florida is a life transition, and the people who plan it as one land better. Here is the practical short list, every point grounded in the sourced numbers on this page and in how Michael guides relocators from the Treasure Coast to South Florida.
Florida taxes no wage or retirement income at the state level, a permanent line for anyone moving from a high-tax state.
A $1.1 million median on one sale is a pricepoint for privacy, not a comp for value. Michael reads the rare listings on their actual merits.
Lake-adjacent and low-lying Broward addresses carry flood-zone and drainage realities. Michael checks the flood map before anyone falls for the water.
Village homes span decades of updates, and scarcity means condition is priced in. The right home may need work, and the work may be worth it.
With roughly 40 homes, the village is governed by neighbors, and the rules reflect it. Michael walks every buyer through the village's honest practicalities.
Michael treats every relocation as a life transition, and a 15-minute strategy call sorts your timeline, budget, and patience for a rare listing before you ever tour.
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Lazy Lake is the address I mention when buyers ask what the opposite of Broward County looks like: forty homes, one lake, and a town government whose biggest job is keeping it lazy. It is the rarest listing I sell, and it is worth the wait.
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Straight answers, no fine print
The questions buyers ask Michael most about moving to Lazy Lake, answered directly with the sourced numbers on this page.
Yes, for buyers who want the rarest kind of Florida address: one of the state's smallest towns, roughly 40 homes around a small lake, with total quiet as the product. Redfin's 2026 read put the median near $1.1 million on a single sale. The trade-offs are scarcity, a premium for novelty, and a village with no services of its own.
It reads in the luxury-for-its-size range: a median near $1.1 million and about $592 per square foot on Redfin's single-sale sample, against a Wilton Manors corridor ZIP median near $707,000. BestPlaces indexes Broward County at 110.5, and Florida has no state income tax.
About 15 minutes east to the Fort Lauderdale beaches, with the village's own lake at home and the Intracoastal and its parks along the way.
For privacy-first retirees, very much so: a tiny, safe, walkable village with neighbor networks, Fort Lauderdale healthcare 10 to 15 minutes away, and no state income tax. Michael, a Certified Senior Transition Specialist, helps retirees and their families plan the move itself.
The traditional zone runs through Broward's Wilton Manors-Oakland Park cluster: Wilton Manors Elementary, Sunrise Middle, and Fort Lauderdale High. Current ratings shift with the zones, so Michael confirms the exact assigned schools for a specific address at offer time.
It is the smallest market Michael serves: about two listings at a time, a median near $1.1 million on a single sale, and a pace measured in patience. The honest advice is to track every listing that surfaces and move when the right one appears.
It is a privacy and novelty village first, but families who value the tiny-town childhood can thrive here with the corridor's schools and parks minutes away. Confirm the school zone and the village's practical rules the way Michael does before the offer.
Have a question this page did not answer? Ask it directly: (561) 441-8420 or michael@thecompleterealestateteam.com.
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