Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median home value$620,900
Miami $443,300
Median rent$2,648/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Miami 46%
Cooper City
Broward County34,660 residentsBroward
60
C
Suburbgrade score
10th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by cost of living.
60
Miami median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Cooper City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cooper City against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency62nd pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.0
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Housing cost index129
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.93%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute27.9 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi3.7
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Restaurants & cafés10
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks113
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Median household income$132,319
Miami $76,527
Unemployment4.0%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations52%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cooper City on cost of living
Cooper City's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Biscayne Gardens11 mi from Cooper CityB+ 52 D+ Margate15 mi from Cooper CityB+ 54 C− Deerfield Beach21 mi from Cooper CityB+ 54 C− North Miami Beach11 mi from Cooper CityB+ 57 C− Kendale Lakes25 mi from Cooper CityB+ 58 C Tamarac11 mi from Cooper CityB 53 C− Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Cooper City
Is Cooper City, FL a good place to live?
Cooper City scores 60 out of 100, 10th of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Cooper City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $620,900, 40% above the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.93%. $2,648/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Cooper City?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Cooper City sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 20.0 student–teacher ratio. Cooper City is served by Broward. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Cooper City?
The mean commute is 27.9 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 3.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cooper City?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 10 restaurants and cafés and 113 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Cooper City old or new?
The median home in Cooper City was built in 1987 — newer than the Miami median of 1982. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 91% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.