Davie Florida Price Per Square Foot by Neighborhood (2026)
What is the average price per square foot in Davie, Florida in 2026?
As of February 2026, the Redfin Davie market report puts the median sale price per square foot in Davie, Florida at about $328, up roughly 6.1 percent year over year. Neighborhood numbers range from the low $200s per foot on larger and older homes to well above $400 on renovated and new construction. Price per square foot is a useful starting point, but it never tells you what a home is actually worth on its own.
Almost every buyer and seller in Davie reaches for the same number to compare homes: price per square foot. It is simple, it is everywhere on the listing portals, and it feels objective. The problem is that price per square foot leaves out the two things that drive value in Davie more than anything else: the land under the home and the condition of the home itself. Used carelessly, it points you at the wrong house. Used correctly, it is a fast sanity check. You can see the broader picture in the Davie real estate market report for 2026, and you can track the live numbers on the Davie market data page.
How price per square foot ranges across Davie neighborhoods
Davie is not one market. It is a collection of very different communities, and each one prices on its own logic. That is why a single citywide number, about $328 per foot as of the February 2026 Redfin Davie report, hides more than it reveals.
Gated suburban communities like Forest Ridge (33324), Hawkes Bluff (33330), and Shenandoah (33325) tend to cluster near the citywide median, with renovated pool homes pushing toward the higher end and dated homes sitting below it. New construction communities like Marigold by Pulte and The Vineyards run above the median, because a builder home carries a new product premium that resale homes do not. At the other end, acreage and equestrian property in West Davie (33325 and 33330) and communities like Long Lake Ranches (33330) often show a lower price per square foot, not because the homes are worth less, but because so much of the price is paying for land and zoning rather than interior living space.
So before you compare two numbers, you have to know what kind of home each one describes. Comparing the price per square foot of a half acre equestrian property to a zero lot line townhome tells you almost nothing. For a wider view of how the communities differ, see the Davie neighborhoods guide and the best neighborhoods in Davie comparison.
Why does price per square foot exclude the land?
Price per square foot divides the sale price by the interior living area only. It does not count the lot. That single fact is the biggest reason the number misleads buyers in Davie.
Davie is zoned in a way that puts standard suburban lots on one street and full acreage parcels with equestrian rights on the next. The Town of Davie protects that rural character with an extensive bridle trail network and acreage zoning. When you buy an acre with the right to keep horses, you are paying for the land and the zoning, and a large share of that price never shows up in the square footage math. The home may post $250 per foot while a smaller home on a quarter of the land posts $380, and the acreage parcel can still be the more valuable asset. If acreage is on your list, the Davie homes on acreage guide explains what you are actually paying for.
Why bigger homes show a lower price per square foot
There is a rule that surprises most first time buyers: larger homes almost always show a lower price per square foot than smaller ones, even in the same neighborhood.
The reason is that the expensive parts of a house do not scale with size. A kitchen, the bathrooms, the roof, and the mechanical systems cost roughly the same whether the home is 2,000 or 3,500 square feet. Spread those fixed costs over more square footage and the price per foot drops. So a 3,400 square foot home at $300 per foot is not a worse deal than a 2,000 square foot home at $360 per foot. They are priced exactly the way the market prices size. If you rank homes by price per square foot alone, you will systematically steer yourself toward the largest, and sometimes the most dated, homes on the market.
How condition and new construction change the number
The other half of the distortion is condition. Price per square foot rewards finishes that do not add square footage.
A renovated kitchen, impact windows, a heated saltwater pool, and a new roof all raise the price of a home without changing its size, so they push price per square foot up. That is why a turnkey renovated home in Hawkes Bluff (33330) can sit well above the neighborhood median per foot while an original condition home two streets over sits below it. Both numbers are correct. They just describe different products. New construction works the same way. A builder home in Marigold by Pulte or The Vineyards carries a premium for being new, with current systems, warranties, and modern layouts, so its price per square foot runs above comparable resale. None of that means you are overpaying. It means the number is doing its job of reflecting condition, and you have to read it with that in mind. If you are weighing new construction against resale, the buying a home in Davie guide walks through how to compare them honestly.
How appraisers and agents actually use price per square foot
Here is the part most online advice gets wrong. Appraisers do not value a home on price per square foot, and neither should you.
An appraiser selects recent comparable sales in the same area and adjusts them line by line for lot size, condition, garage, pool, age, and upgrades. Price per square foot is a sanity check at the end, not the method. A good agent uses it the same way: as a quick filter to flag a listing that looks far out of line, then sets it aside and does the real work of comparing the specific home to recent sales of similar homes. You can confirm any parcel’s assessed value and sale history through the Broward County Property Appraiser, which is the public record appraisers and agents start from. The Florida Department of Revenue explains how assessed value, the homestead exemption, and the Save Our Homes cap interact once the home becomes your primary residence.
How to use price per square foot the right way in Davie
Treat the number as a question, not an answer. When two homes show very different prices per square foot, your job is to find out why. Is one on more land? Is one renovated and the other original? Is one new construction? Is one simply larger? Once you can answer that, the number becomes useful. Until then, it is just a way to talk yourself into the wrong house or the wrong list price.
For sellers, the same caution applies in reverse. Pricing your home off the neighborhood average per foot can leave money on the table if your home is renovated, or overprice it if it is dated. The right list price comes from recent comparable sales adjusted for your specific home, not from a citywide average. How you read these numbers shapes the offer or the list price you land on, and that is where local guidance pays for itself.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good price per square foot in Davie, Florida?
The Davie median is about $328 per square foot as of the February 2026 Redfin Davie market report, but a good number depends entirely on the home. Renovated and new construction homes run higher, larger and older homes run lower, and acreage homes often look low because the price is paying for land. Compare a home only against similar homes, not the citywide average.
Does price per square foot include the lot?
No. Price per square foot divides the sale price by interior living area only and ignores the lot entirely. In Davie, where lot sizes range from zero lot line to a full acre with equestrian zoning, that omission is the single biggest reason the number misleads buyers.
Why does a bigger house have a lower price per square foot?
Because the expensive parts of a home, the kitchen, baths, roof, and systems, cost about the same regardless of size. Spreading those fixed costs over more square footage lowers the price per foot. A larger home at a lower price per square foot is priced normally, not discounted.
Is a lower price per square foot always a better deal?
No. A lower number can mean more land, a larger home, or a property that needs work. A higher number can mean a renovated or new home that needs nothing. Price per square foot tells you nothing about which is the better buy until you know what is behind it.
How do appraisers use price per square foot in Davie?
Appraisers do not value homes on price per square foot. They adjust recent comparable sales line by line for lot, condition, pool, garage, and age, then use price per square foot only as a final sanity check. You can review parcel assessments and sales at bcpa.net.
Talk to a Davie Real Estate Expert
Price per square foot is a fine place to start a conversation and a terrible place to end one. Before you anchor an offer or a list price on it, you want to know what the number is hiding: the land, the size, and the condition. I specialize in relocation buyers moving to Davie from out of state, along with acreage, equestrian, and luxury homes, where the per foot number misleads the most. Book a free 15 minute strategy call and we will pull the actual comparable sales for the homes and neighborhoods you are considering, so you are working from value, not from a misleading average. Call or text (954) 235-5783 or schedule your strategy call here.
Written by Anthony Spitaleri, Broker Associate with Coldwell Banker and a Davie native. More about Anthony.
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Anthony Spitaleri, Broker Associate
Coldwell Banker, Weston Office
2690 Weston Road, Suite 101, Weston, FL 33331
Phone: (954) 235-5783
Web: https://livingindavieflorida.com
