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Lauderdale Lakes is a small city of 36,404 people in Broward County, Florida. It's about 27 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $2k a month.
36,404people
$214kTypical home
$1,663/moRent
91° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,404
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,890 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Miami, FL
- 27 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,350/mo)
- Median rent $1,663/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 129 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 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to FLL airport
- 7 mi to FLL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 31% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,071 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 179 bars within 25 mi
- 861 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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