Homes for Sale in Deerfield Beach

Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward CountyFlorida and is a principal city of the Miami Metropolitan area. It is located just south of the Palm Beach County line. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. The city covers an area of 16.3 square miles, and the city’s award-winning “Blue Wave” beach earned the designation from the Clean Beach Council four times, based on its excellent water quality, beach conditions, safety services, public information and habitat conservation policies. The City offers excellent shopping and dining opportunities, and is home to a number of destination attractions including Quiet Waters Park, the Deer Creek 18-hole Championship course and Deerfield Island. Deerfield Beach is specifically renowned for its 976 foot Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier, the crowning jewel on the beach that attracts thousands of visitors and fisherman every year.  If you want to escape the large crowds of nearby South Florida beaches, then Deerfield Beach is the ideal location.

Location

I-95 runs through Deerfield Beach and provides easy access to Miami to the south, and cities to the north on the Florida Atlantic coast. Airports are within easy reach, and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport is just over 17miles from Deerfield Beach.  Palm Beach International Airport is 25 miles from the City. The year-round average temperature is 77°F, with summer months in the 80s, and winter in the 60s.

Population

Deerfield Beach is a dynamic coastal community of more than 77,000 residents and a healthy tourist economy that sees an influx of visitors at peak season.  30% of residents are over 65 years of age, and the median age is 45 years.

Activities & Events

The City of Deerfield Beach hosts an exciting calendar of events and activities year-round for both residents and visitors such as Movies in the Park, Festival of Arts, Ocean Way Holiday, Beach Sounds and the Black Heritage Banquet.  Deerfield Beach is also home to the Renaissance Festival, one of South Florida’s most popular annual festivals.

Community-focused events include dedications, inaugurations, parades, tree plantings, fun runs, galas, ground-breakings, and holiday celebrations.

Each year the Deerfield Beach Cultural Committee hosts the Annual Deerfield Beach Festival of the Arts featuring over 125 juried artists from all over the United States along with continuous live music, a variety of food vendors, refreshments, a student art exhibit and a kids’ zone.

Deerfield Beach is certainly not short of dining out venues.  The City boasts a vast array of excellent quality waterfront and downtown restaurants serving every style and type of food from taverns, grills and bars to French bistros, Greek restaurants and American favorites.

Outdoor Life

Deerfield Beach is the perfect outdoor community, and offers a range of outdoor attractions for every age group such as the Deerfield Beach Arboretum, Deerfield Beach Pier, Deerfield Island Park, Quiet Waters Park and Deerfield Beach Island (DBI). 

There are plenty of well-equipped parks including Constitution Park, that provides kids activities such as youth classes and drive-in movies, as well as Pioneer Park and the soon-to-be redeveloped Sullivan Park.  The Sullivan Park project will see the redevelopment of the Intracoastal Waterway area to provide a splash playground and floating dock to lure kayaker, paddle boarders, walkers and families with children.

The Oveta McKeithen Recreational Complex is a beautiful 15 acre park that offers 2 lighted basketball courts, 2 football fields – each with a concession stand, 2 newly constructed youth baseball fields, a full service recreation center, a walking trail, a full size gym, picnic areas and playground. 

The Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier is the crowning jewel on the City’s beach where residents and visitors can rent fishing rods and equipment for an unparalleled fishing experience.

Quiet Waters Park features campgrounds, the Splash Adventure Park, fishing, a skate park and the longest “cable ski” courses in the nation (2,700 foot oval course).

For golf fans, the Deer Creek 18-hole Championship course in Deerfield Beach is noted for its exceptional course conditions and country club amenities.

Deerfield Island is a 53.3-acre nature-oriented park offering outdoor recreational opportunities and environmental education. Accessible only by boat, this roughly triangular park is bordered by the Intracoastal Waterway and the Hillsboro and Royal Palm canals. A free twenty minute boat shuttle transports guests from the dock at Pioneer Park to the island

The Arboretum at Constitution Park, Deerfield Beach’s tree zoo, is approximately nine acres of land containing over 200 exotic trees from five continents around the world.

History

Deerfield Beach’s history dates back to 1890 when a small settlement named Hillsborough was developed along the Hillsboro River. As the population grew to 20 by 1898, the settlement was now served by its own post office, and the town was named Deerfield for the deer that grazed along the Hillsboro River. Deerfield’s early settlers were mostly farmers who grew pineapples, tomatoes, green beans, squash and fished along the Intracoastal Waterway. Through the 1940s, Deerfield remained a largely agricultural based community, but in 1939 the town’s name was changed to Deerfield Beach to let tourists know it has a beach.

Family Friendly

Deerfield Beach has an abundance of activities for children; from parks and outdoor facilities to festivals and dedicated kids’ events throughout the year.  There are six public schools located in Deerfield Beach, as well as numerous private institutions. Public schools are administered by the Broward County Public Schools district.

Business Community

Deerfield Beach boasts a thriving research corridor along I-95 with the presence of the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Florida Atlantic Research & Development Park. 

In 1999 the City of Deerfield Beach established a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). The CRA was tasked with utilizing tax increment revenue (TIR) to creatively partner with the private sector to increase investment in the CRA district as well as upgrade the area’s public infrastructure.  Local businesses, such as retail, tourism and service businesses, are provided with a Small Business Center designed to support their needs.

Deerfield Beach is a thriving community home to the corporate headquarters of nationally recognized companies such as JM Family Enterprises, Don King Productions, eDiets.com, Health Communications, List Industries, Moving Waters Industries and MAPEI-Western Hemisphere.  Major distribution centers are also located in Deerfield Beach such as Publix, Rooms-to-Go, Double-Eagle, National Brands and UPS.

Useful Links:

http://www.deerfield-beach.com/537/Visitors

http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/cities/deerfield-beach.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deerfield_Beach,_Florida

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