Where Does Flo Rida Live in Florida? Southwest Ranches and Carol City

Where does Flo Rida live? In Southwest Ranches, a town of acre-plus lots in southwest Broward County, per NBC Miami. Tramar Dillard took his stage name from the state. He grew up in Carol City in Miami Gardens and has stayed within a half hour of it. NBC Miami listed him in 2025 among the celebrities who have owned homes in Southwest Ranches. No major outlet has reported the price of his current house, so this post sticks to what is public. Here is the record.

Key takeaways

• Southwest Ranches, Broward County: NBC Miami counted him in 2025 among the town's celebrity owners, alongside Dwayne Johnson, Udonis Haslem and Tyreek Hill.
• Current price not reported: celebrity-home sites describe a house of roughly 6,900 square feet valued near $4.9 million, but no primary outlet confirms it.
• An earlier Southwest Ranches home reportedly sold in 2009 for about $1.6 million and again in 2018 for about $2.95 million, per property blogs only.
• Southwest Ranches median list price is about $2.9 million across roughly 121 listings, per our MLS feed as of September 2026.

Where does Flo Rida live in Florida?

Southwest Ranches. The town sits at the western edge of Broward County, against the Everglades levee, between Weston and Pembroke Pines. It was built as horse country, and zoning still requires a minimum of one acre per home, per NBC Miami. That rule is the whole story of the place. It keeps density low, keeps traffic local and produces the kind of long driveways and private lots that athletes and musicians look for.

NBC Miami's 2025 report on the town called it a celebrity haven. It named Flo Rida with Dwayne Johnson, Gisele Bundchen, Udonis Haslem, Trippie Redd and Tyreek Hill, who paid close to $7 million. Rick Ross and John Wall have owned there too, per The Real Deal and other outlets. For a rapper from Carol City, it is the closest place with real land. You can see current inventory on our Southwest Ranches page and the nearby Weston page.

Pure Equity does not publish private addresses. Fan sites map his house, and we do not repeat that.

Inside the reported home, and where reporting runs thin

This is where honesty matters. The details that circulate online come from celebrity-home blogs, not from The Real Deal, the Sun Sentinel or the Miami Herald. Those sites describe a five-bedroom, five-bath house of about 6,887 square feet. They list indoor and outdoor hot tubs, a basketball court in Miami Heat colors and a tablet-controlled smart home. One puts the value near $4.9 million. We could not confirm any of that with a primary outlet, and we present it as unverified.

The older transaction has a slightly firmer trail. Property blogs report that he paid about $1,607,500 for a contemporary house in Southwest Ranches in July 2009. They say he sold it in November 2018 for $2,950,000. Those figures match the pattern of the town's prices in those years. But one of the sites labels the house Miami Lakes in its headline while placing it in Southwest Ranches in the text. That inconsistency is why we flag it rather than state it.

What is solid is the town. NBC Miami confirms he has owned there, and the sale-and-buy-again pattern fits a resident who upgraded within the same zip code rather than leaving. That pattern is common in Southwest Ranches. Owners who start on a smaller east-side lot often move west to a new build once the first house has gained value, because leaving the town means giving up the acre.

Why Flo Rida chose Southwest Ranches

The reported reasons are land, privacy and distance from the beach scene. A realtor quoted by NBC Miami, Joe Vairo, said there is nowhere else in Broward County where you can live on more than an acre. The station compared a $4 million to $7 million ranch estate with a waterfront house at the same price. The ranch buyer gets far more square footage and pays less in insurance, taxes and HOA fees. For an entertainer who tours constantly, a big quiet house with a gate beats a canal lot in Fort Lauderdale.

There is also the hometown pull. He was born in Carol City in 1979, part of Miami Gardens, and has said in interviews that the neighborhood shaped him. His early crew, the GroundHoggz, formed there. He stayed local through his first hits with Poe Boy Entertainment, a Miami label, and he still shows up at Dolphins and Heat games. Southwest Ranches is about a 30-minute drive from Carol City on the Turnpike.

Neighbors matter too. The Rock, Haslem and Hill are all South Florida natives or long-time residents who chose the same town for the same reasons. In that sense he did what a lot of local success stories do: move west, not north.

Where else does Flo Rida live?

Nothing outside Florida has been reported. He records and performs everywhere, and he has done long stretches in Los Angeles and Las Vegas for residencies and awards seasons. But no house purchase has appeared in the press. Unlike many names in our South Florida celebrity roundup, he does not appear to keep a second base. The state is in his name and in his address.

What homes near Flo Rida cost

Southwest Ranches is expensive for the size of the town. Our MLS feed as of September 2026 shows about 121 active listings, a median list price near $2.9 million and an average of roughly 168 days on market. NBC Miami put the typical home at $1.4 million for something over 2,600 square feet on close to an acre. That shows how wide the spread is: older ranch houses on the east side, new estates on the west.

The alternatives are next door. Weston lists about 486 homes at a median near $750,000 and sells faster, at about 90 days on market. Its gated Windmill Ranch Estates is the closest thing to Southwest Ranches inside a master-planned community. Davie, to the east, has acreage too, with about 610 listings at a median near $370,000. Our homes with acreage and equestrian homes hubs pull the acre lots together, and the Broward County page covers the wider market.

For sellers in the town, the long days-on-market figure is the number to watch. Buyers at $3 million and up take their time, and a well-priced ranch estate still competes with new construction on the western lots. Homes that show the acre well, with a cleared pasture or a finished barn, tend to sell first. Homes that hide it behind overgrowth sit for a long time, often through a price cut or two.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Flo Rida live now?

In Southwest Ranches, Broward County, per NBC Miami's 2025 report on the town's celebrity owners. The price and details of his current house have not been reported by a major outlet.

Where in Southwest Ranches does Flo Rida live?

The town has no named subdivisions in the usual sense, just acre lots along a grid of ranch roads. Reporting does not place him on a particular street, and we would not publish it if it did.

Where does Flo Rida live full time?

South Florida is his full-time home. He grew up in Carol City in Miami Gardens and has lived in Broward County since at least 2009. Where does Flo Rida live when touring? On the road, and then back to the ranch.

How much did Flo Rida pay for his Southwest Ranches home?

Not reported by a primary outlet. Property blogs cite a 2009 purchase at about $1.6 million and a 2018 sale at about $2.95 million for an earlier house. They describe the current one as worth near $4.9 million. Treat those as unverified.

Is Flo Rida from Miami Gardens?

Yes. He was born in 1979 and raised in Carol City, the neighborhood that became part of the City of Miami Gardens when it incorporated in 2003.

Can you buy a home in Southwest Ranches?

Yes. The town has no HOA gate at the entrance, though many estates have their own. Zoning requires at least one acre per home. Current listings run from about $1 million for older ranch houses to well above $5 million for new estates.

If you own an acre in Southwest Ranches, Davie or anywhere in Broward County, ask for a free home valuation from Pure Equity. Buyers can see Southwest Ranches listings or browse luxury homes across South Florida. For two more Miami-raised rappers, read about Trick Daddy and Uncle Luke.

Sources

• NBC Miami, Move over, Miami Beach. This low-key Broward town is now a celebrity haven (2025)
• The Real Deal, NBA's John Wall buys Southwest Ranches mansion (2024)
• Florida Trend, Where the celebrities live in Florida
• Celebrity Detective, Flo Rida house profile (unverified property blog)

Based on publicly reported information; details may change and are not independently verified by Pure Equity. We do not publish private addresses.