Best PlacesNorth Lauderdale, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Lauderdale, 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.
North Lauderdale ranks 1,980th 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 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.
The best areas in North Lauderdale
The parts of North Lauderdale, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
North Lauderdale Estates
Downtown North Lauderdale
Woodville
Lauderdale North Park & Shadow Wood
Kimberly Village
Scores across North Lauderdale run from about the 6th to the 59th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
North Lauderdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Lauderdale ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- TransitBetter than 85% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of cities
Where North Lauderdale ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in North Lauderdale
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Lauderdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,869, 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 North Lauderdale's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Lauderdale
North Lauderdale runs younger 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 North Lauderdale.
Who works in North Lauderdale, and how
Work in North Lauderdale centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in North Lauderdale
North Lauderdale has more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. The coast is about 13 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Lauderdale and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Lauderdale, month by month
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 North Lauderdale
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 11 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Lauderdale
Schools across North Lauderdale average a B−, better than 40% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Pinewood Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- North Broward Academy Of ExcellenceB− · 40% proficient
- Nova Blanche Forman ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Broward Academy Of Excellence MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Nova Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Silver Lakes Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Millennium 6-12 Collegiate AcademyB− · 44% proficient
- Somerset Preparatory Academy Charter High At North LauderdalC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Lauderdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
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 North Lauderdale against the other 2,097 cities.
Who North Lauderdale suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in North Lauderdale
Is North Lauderdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Lauderdale ranks 1,980th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, cell coverage, and low taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Lauderdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $281,744. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $65,869 median income, cost of living beats 6% of cities.
Is North Lauderdale safe?
North Lauderdale is safer than 11% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North Lauderdale?
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.
What are the best neighborhoods in North Lauderdale?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are North Lauderdale Estates, Downtown North Lauderdale, and Woodville. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare North Lauderdale with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Lauderdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 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.
North Lauderdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Lauderdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Lauderdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Lauderdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Lauderdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
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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