Best PlacesLauderdale Lakes, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lauderdale Lakes, 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.
Lauderdale Lakes ranks 2,057th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lauderdale Lakes
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.
Lauderdale Lakes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lauderdale Lakes ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- TransitBetter than 92% of cities
- BikingBetter than 90% of cities
Where Lauderdale Lakes ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Lauderdale Lakes
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lauderdale Lakes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $59,741, 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 Lauderdale Lakes' effective rate of 0.88%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lauderdale Lakes
Lauderdale Lakes'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 Lauderdale Lakes.
Who works in Lauderdale Lakes, and how
Work in Lauderdale Lakes centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Lauderdale Lakes
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Lauderdale Lakes, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lauderdale Lakes, month by month
Lauderdale Lakes 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 Lauderdale Lakes
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, about 7 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lauderdale Lakes
Schools across Lauderdale Lakes average a B−, better than 43% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Nova Blanche Forman ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Park Lakes Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Castle Hill Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nova Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Lauderdale Lakes Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Lauderhill 6-12D · 23% proficient
- Championship Academy Of Distinction High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Boyd H. Anderson High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lauderdale Lakes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lauderdale Lakes 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 Lauderdale Lakes against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Lauderdale Lakes suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 5% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Lauderdale Lakes
Is Lauderdale Lakes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lauderdale Lakes ranks 2,057th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lauderdale Lakes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,634. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $59,741 median income, cost of living beats 3% of cities.
Is Lauderdale Lakes safe?
Lauderdale Lakes is safer than 4% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lauderdale Lakes?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 79 with lows near 59. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 45% of cities.
Is Lauderdale Lakes good for families?
Schools beat 43% of cities, crime safety beats 4%, and childcare runs $969 a month.
Compare Lauderdale Lakes with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lauderdale Lakes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lauderdale Lakes 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.
Lauderdale Lakes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lauderdale Lakes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lauderdale Lakes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lauderdale Lakes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lauderdale Lakes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lauderdale Lakes 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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