Riverland, Fort Lauderdale: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the City of Fort Lauderdale’s neighborhood associations layer, parcel points and facility points, Broward County’s 2025-26 school boundaries, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, Zillow Research, Broward County Transit and OpenStreetMap.

Riverland is a neighborhood of houses on the west side of the city, between Broward Boulevard and Davie Boulevard just west of I-95. In the city’s parcel data, 613 of its 902 parcels are single-family homes, with a median year built of 1954, and there are no condominium units. It has its own elementary school, Riverland Elementary, and the Fort Lauderdale Tri-Rail station sits at its northeast corner.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Stranahan High for every parcel, an A school in Florida’s 2026 grades. Check an address with the district’s Find My School tool.
• Home value: $483,310 in ZIP 33312 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest I-95 exit: exit 26, Davie Boulevard, about 0.9 mile by road.

Part of our Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

This page follows the area the city maps for the Riverland Civic Association, about 384 acres. The association appears on the city’s 2026 neighborhood associations page in its list of associations that are not recognized for 2026. Broward Boulevard is the north edge, Davie Boulevard and its frontage road the south and Southwest 27th Avenue the west. The east side reaches toward I-95.

ZIP code: 33312 for 99% of parcels.

Schools

How the area’s parcels fall in Broward County’s 2025-26 school boundary layers, with each school’s 2026 grade from the Florida Department of Education and the share of possible points it earned.

Riverland Elementary earned a B in 2025 and a C in 2026. Zones can change from year to year; confirm an address with the district’s Find My School tool. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 33312 was $483,310 in August 2026, down 2.2% from $494,125 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family homes and condos together, not a sale price, and it covers the whole ZIP code, which also takes in Sailboat Bend. The citywide figure was $511,473, down 1.3% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s facility data, inside the area or close to its edge:

• Riverland Park, 950 SW 27th Ave., on the west side.
• Riverland Branch Library (Broward County Library), 2710 W. Davie Blvd., just south of the area.
• Westwood Triangle Park, 801 SW 28th Ave., and Guthrie-Blake Park, 2801 SW Second St., just west of Southwest 27th Avenue.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Interstate: I-95 exit 26, Davie Boulevard, about 0.9 mile by road from the middle of the area; exit 27, Broward Boulevard, about 1.1 miles.
• Train: the Fort Lauderdale Tri-Rail station, inside the area’s northeast corner, is about 1 mile by road.
• City Hall: about 2.6 miles.
• Airport: about 5.6 miles to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
• These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• Bus: Broward County Transit’s bus stop data lists routes 9, 22 and 81 on Broward Boulevard, route 30 on Davie Boulevard, and routes 22 and 107 at the Tri-Rail station. Times are in the RideBCT app or on BCT’s website.

More in our getting around guide.

Neighborhood association

The city’s 2026 page lists the Riverland Civic Association among associations that are not recognized this year, so it gives no meeting details. The city describes neighborhood associations as groups “formed by residents and property owners” to advocate for or organize activities in their area, and its Office of Neighbor Support, 954-828-5063, handles the recognition program. Ask for a property’s governing documents before you buy.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, inside the area or close to its edge:

• Walmart Supercenter, Broward Boulevard
• Ideal Food Basket, Davie Boulevard

How we drew this area

This page uses the polygon for the Riverland Civic Association in the City of Fort Lauderdale’s neighborhood associations layer. Parcel counts, ZIP codes and school shares come from every parcel the city’s parcel data assigns to the association, matched to Broward County’s 2025-26 school boundary layers on Oct. 8, 2026. Store and park locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools serve Riverland in Fort Lauderdale?

In Broward County’s 2025-26 school boundary data, every parcel is zoned for Riverland Elementary, New River Middle and Stranahan High. In Florida’s 2026 grades, Riverland earned a C, New River a B and Stranahan an A.

What ZIP code is Riverland?

33312, for 99% of the area’s parcels. Zillow put the typical home value in that ZIP code at $483,310 in August 2026, down 2.2% on the year.

Is Riverland a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Riverland is about 384 acres of mostly single-family homes between Broward Boulevard and Davie Boulevard, with Riverland Park, its own elementary school and the Fort Lauderdale Tri-Rail station inside it. It is about 0.9 mile by road from I-95 exit 26 and 5.6 miles from the airport, the shortest airport distance of any area in our guide.

Is there a train station near Riverland?

Yes. The Fort Lauderdale Tri-Rail station, off Broward Boulevard, is inside the area’s northeast corner, about 1 mile by road from the middle of the neighborhood.