How Coral Springs fits into Broward County and Florida: the city, the county, Broward County School District, the neighboring towns within 15 miles, and which one to call for what.

Coral Springs sits in Broward County, Florida. Three layers of local government share the work here, and knowing which does what saves time: the city, the county and the school district are separate bodies with separate budgets, separate boards and separate elections.

The city

The city of Coral Springs runs the police department, most local streets, parks, water and sewer where it operates them, zoning and building permits, code enforcement and trash and recycling contracts. The city council sets the property tax rate for the city’s share and adopts the budget each year. Council agendas are published before every meeting; we report from them on the news pages.

The county

Broward County runs the courts, the jail, the sheriff’s office (which polices the unincorporated areas and serves warrants countywide), property records and the recorder or clerk’s office, elections, public health, and the county roads outside city limits. The county appraiser or assessor values property for tax; the county treasurer or tax collector collects it for every taxing body. Real estate transfers in our weekly column come from the county record.

The school district

Public schools in Coral Springs are run by Broward County School District, an independent body with its own elected board, its own budget and, in most states, its own line on your property tax bill. District boundaries do not follow city limits: some Coral Springs addresses are zoned to neighboring districts, and the district may include parts of other towns. School board agendas and state report cards are the primary sources for our education coverage.

The neighbors

These are the places over 5,000 people within about 15 miles of Coral Springs, nearest first. We name them when a story touches them, with the distance:

  • Margate (about 3 miles)
  • Parkland (about 4 miles)
  • North Lauderdale (about 5 miles)
  • Tamarac (about 5 miles)
  • Coconut Creek (about 5 miles)
  • Sunrise (about 7 miles)
  • Lauderhill (about 8 miles)
  • Pompano Beach (about 8 miles)

Coral Springs by the numbers

From the 2023 American Community Survey five-year estimates (U.S. Census Bureau):

Measure Coral Springs
Population 133,962
Median household income $90,643
Median home value (owner-occupied) $502,700
Median age 36.9
Adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher 39.7%

Estimates carry margins of error; treat them as a picture, not a count.

Who to call

  • Police non-emergency: the Coral Springs Police Department (emergencies: 911).
  • Outside city limits: the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.
  • Property records and deeds: the Broward County recorder / clerk.
  • Weather warnings: the National Weather Service office for this area is MFL; we publish its alerts for Coral Springs as they are issued.