Best PlacesWalnut Creek, Pembroke Pines, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walnut Creek, 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.
Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines ranks 3,197th 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 Walnut Creek, 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.
Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines' strengths and weaknesses
Where Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute35.7 minutes each way, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $118,814; 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 Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines' effective rate of 1.04%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines
Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines 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 Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines.
Who works in Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines, and how
Work in Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines
Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 11 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines, month by month
Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International sits about 6 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 Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines
Schools across Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines average a B+, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sheridan Park Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nova Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines
Is Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines ranks 3,197th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, 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 Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $459,800. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $118,814 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines safe?
Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines is safer than 41% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
Compare Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walnut Creek, 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.
Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walnut Creek, Pembroke Pines: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walnut Creek, 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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