Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Median home value$983,000
Miami $443,300
Median rent$3,157/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Miami 46%
Parkland
Broward County37,178 residentsBroward
59
C
Suburbgrade score
13th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strong on employment & income and housing & affordability, held back by cost of living.
59
Miami median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Parkland is like to live in, by category
Bars show Parkland against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency62nd pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.6
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 43/100
D
Housing cost index166
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate1.07%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 44/100
D
Mean commute32.5 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes44%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi1.1
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 48/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés14
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks30
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 88/100
A
Median household income$198,669
Miami $76,527
Unemployment3.1%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations66%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Parkland on cost of living
Parkland's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Margate6 mi from ParklandB+ 54 C− Deerfield Beach8 mi from ParklandB+ 54 C− Delray Beach14 mi from ParklandB+ 63 C+ Greenacres22 mi from ParklandB+ 50 D+ Tamarac8 mi from ParklandB 53 C− Hallandale Beach24 mi from ParklandB 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 Parkland
Is Parkland, FL a good place to live?
Parkland scores 59 out of 100, 13th 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 Parkland expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $983,000, 122% above the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.07%. $3,157/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Parkland?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Parkland sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 22.6 student–teacher ratio. Parkland is served by Broward. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Parkland?
The mean commute is 32.5 min, with 44% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 30% working from home. Transit density is 1.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Parkland?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 14 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Parkland old or new?
The median home in Parkland was built in 2006 — 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. 90% 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.