Best PlacesCountry Lakes, Miramar, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Country Lakes, Miramar, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Country Lakes, Miramar ranks 3,660th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Country Lakes, Miramar
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Country Lakes, Miramar's strengths and weaknesses
Where Country Lakes, Miramar ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Country Lakes, Miramar ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Country Lakes, Miramar
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Country Lakes, Miramar home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $103,535, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Country Lakes, Miramar's effective rate of 0.98%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Country Lakes, Miramar
Country Lakes, Miramar runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Country Lakes, Miramar.
Who works in Country Lakes, Miramar, and how
Work in Country Lakes, Miramar centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Country Lakes, Miramar
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Country Lakes, Miramar, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Country Lakes, Miramar, month by month
Country Lakes, Miramar sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 79, with lows near 59. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79° | 68° | 59° |
| April | 87° | 77° | 69° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Country Lakes, Miramar
Miami International sits about 13 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.2 million passengers in 2025, with 233 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Country Lakes, Miramar
Schools across Country Lakes, Miramar average a B+, better than 78% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Coral Cove Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Dolphin Bay Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Silver Shores Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glades Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- New Renaissance Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Everglades High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Country Lakes, Miramar school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Country Lakes, Miramar measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Country Lakes, Miramar against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Country Lakes, Miramar
Is Country Lakes, Miramar a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Country Lakes, Miramar ranks 3,660th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on noise and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Country Lakes, Miramar expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $502,373. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $103,535 median income, cost of living beats 71% of neighborhoods.
Is Country Lakes, Miramar safe?
Country Lakes, Miramar is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $319 per resident a year.
Compare Country Lakes, Miramar with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Country Lakes, Miramar. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Country Lakes, Miramar represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Country Lakes, Miramar detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Country Lakes, Miramar: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Country Lakes, Miramar: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Country Lakes, Miramar: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Country Lakes, Miramar: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Country Lakes, Miramar detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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