Best PlacesPembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, 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.
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines ranks 2,372nd 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 Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines
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.
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines' strengths and weaknesses
Where Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $109,171, 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 Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines' effective rate of 1.02%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines'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 Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines.
Who works in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, and how
Work in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 20 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, month by month
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 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 | 93° | 85° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International sits about 12 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 15.7 million passengers in 2025, with 180 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines
Schools across Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines average an A−, better than 84% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pembroke Lakes Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Hawkes Bluff Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Silver Palms Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Silver Trail Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Walter C. Young Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- West Broward High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines 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 Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines
Is Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines ranks 2,372nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and clean air, 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 Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $567,501. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $109,171 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines safe?
Yes, Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
Compare Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines 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.
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines 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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