Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 20/100
F
Median home value$214,100
Miami $443,300
Median rent$1,663/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households57%
Miami 46%
Lauderdale Lakes
Broward County36,404 residentsBroward
47
D
Suburbgrade score
60th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
47
Miami median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lauderdale Lakes is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lauderdale Lakes against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 57/100
C−
Within-state proficiency62nd pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.8
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index82
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.84%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Mean commute27.4 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi24
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Restaurants & cafés27
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks17
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 23/100
F
Median household income$50,006
Miami $76,527
Unemployment8.7%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations20%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lauderdale Lakes on housing & affordability
Lauderdale Lakes's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Parkland11 mi from Lauderdale LakesB+ 59 C Cooper City10 mi from Lauderdale LakesB− 60 C Weston13 mi from Lauderdale LakesC+ 58 C Boca Raton15 mi from Lauderdale LakesC 65 C+ Miami Lakes19 mi from Lauderdale LakesC− 55 C− Aventura15 mi from Lauderdale LakesD+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lauderdale Lakes
Is Lauderdale Lakes, FL a good place to live?
Lauderdale Lakes scores 47 out of 100, 60th of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lauderdale Lakes expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $214,100, 52% below the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.84%. $1,663/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lauderdale Lakes?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Lauderdale Lakes sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.8 student–teacher ratio. Lauderdale Lakes is served by Broward. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lauderdale Lakes?
The mean commute is 27.4 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 4.0% working from home. Transit density is 24 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lauderdale Lakes?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 27 restaurants and cafés and 17 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Lauderdale Lakes old or new?
The median home in Lauderdale Lakes was built in 1976 — older 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. 31% 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.