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Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is a big small town of 6,232 people in Broward County, Florida. It's about 30 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $681k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,232people
$681kTypical home
$1,787/moRent
91° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,232
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,106 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Miami, FL
- 30 mi to Miami, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $681k (≈$4,294/mo)
- Median rent $1,787/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,382 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 9% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to FLL airport
- 9 mi to FLL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 22% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 23 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,767 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 798 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Broward County: D+17 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk