Best PlacesDowntown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale, 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.
Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale ranks 4,723rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale
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.
Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.1 minutes each way, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,319, 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 Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale
Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale.
Who works in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale, and how
Work in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale, month by month
Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale sees roughly 81 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 | 86° | 77° | 69° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, about 10 miles away.
The best schools in and around Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale
Schools across Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale average a C+, better than 47% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Nova Blanche Forman ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Liberty Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- North Lauderdale Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nova Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Silver Lakes Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Lauderdale Lakes Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale 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 Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale
Is Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale ranks 4,723rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on disaster risk and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,416. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $71,319 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale safe?
Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale is safer than 44% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $317 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale 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.
Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale 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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