Best PlacesLauderhill, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lauderhill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Distance to the water drives a lot of the difference between one part and the next. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lauderhill ranks 2,043rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lauderhill
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.
The best areas in Lauderhill
The parts of Lauderhill, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
Broward Estates
Central Broward Regional Park
Sunrise Golf Village East & Stonebridge Estates
Scores across Lauderhill run from about the 3rd to the 60th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Lauderhill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lauderhill ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of cities
- TransitBetter than 93% of cities
- BikingBetter than 93% of cities
Where Lauderhill ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 4% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Household income$57,125 median, better than only 5% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Lauderhill
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lauderhill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,125, 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 Lauderhill's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 Lauderhill
Lauderhill'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 Lauderhill.
Who works in Lauderhill, and how
Work in Lauderhill centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Lauderhill
Lauderhill has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of cities and more parkland per resident than 81% of cities. The coast is about 12 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lauderhill and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lauderhill, month by month
Lauderhill 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 Lauderhill
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, about 8 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lauderhill
Schools across Lauderhill average a B−, better than 51% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Pinewood Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Discovery Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Nova Blanche Forman ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nova Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Seminole Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Bair Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Millennium 6-12 Collegiate AcademyB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lauderhill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lauderhill 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 Lauderhill against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Lauderhill suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Lauderhill
Is Lauderhill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lauderhill ranks 2,043rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on car insurance costs and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lauderhill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,361. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $57,125 median income, cost of living beats 4% of cities.
Is Lauderhill safe?
Lauderhill is safer than 6% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $365 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lauderhill?
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 46% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Lauderhill?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Broward Estates, Central Broward Regional Park, and Sunrise Golf Village East & Stonebridge Estates. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Lauderhill with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lauderhill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lauderhill 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.
Lauderhill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lauderhill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lauderhill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lauderhill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lauderhill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lauderhill 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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