Best PlacesSilver Lakes, Pembroke Pines, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines ranks 1,163rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Silver Lakes, 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.
Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines' strengths and weaknesses
Where Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Household income$154,151 median, better than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines
A household needs to earn about $159,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $154,151; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines' effective rate of 0.95%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines
Silver Lakes, 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 Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines.
Who works in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines, and how
Work in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines
Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 24 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines, month by month
Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines sees roughly 91 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 | 87° | 77° | 69° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines
Miami International sits about 15 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.2 million passengers in 2025, with 233 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines
Schools across Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sunset Lakes Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Chapel Trail Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Dolphin Bay Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Silver Trail Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Glades Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- West Broward High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Everglades High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Silver Lakes, 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 Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines
Is Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines ranks 1,163rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, state infrastructure, and low taxes, 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 Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $594,809. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $154,151 median income, cost of living beats 92% of neighborhoods.
Is Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines safe?
Yes, Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Silver Lakes, 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.
Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Silver Lakes, 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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