Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$483,500
Miami $443,300
Median rent$2,240/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Miami 46%
Plantation
Broward County96,293 residentsBroward
61
C
Suburbgrade score
5th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
61
Miami median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Plantation is like to live in, by category
Bars show Plantation 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 ratio19.2
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index113
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.93%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Mean commute27.6 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi13
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés98
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries12
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks39
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median household income$92,541
Miami $76,527
Unemployment4.0%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations49%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Plantation on housing & affordability
Plantation's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Parkland14 mi from PlantationB+ 59 C Cooper City6 mi from PlantationB− 60 C Weston9 mi from PlantationC+ 58 C Boca Raton20 mi from PlantationC 65 C+ Miami Lakes15 mi from PlantationC− 55 C− Doral22 mi from PlantationD+ 60 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Plantation
Is Plantation, FL a good place to live?
Plantation scores 61 out of 100, 5th of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Plantation expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $483,500, 9% above the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.93%. $2,240/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Plantation?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Plantation sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.2 student–teacher ratio. Plantation is served by Broward. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Plantation?
The mean commute is 27.6 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 13 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Plantation?
Within two miles there are 12 groceries, 98 restaurants and cafés and 39 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Plantation old or new?
The median home in Plantation was built in 1984 — close to 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. 56% 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.