Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 35,030, settled in 1959.
The typical home is worth about $666K, 8.7 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Overall it grades B−, ranked 130th of 634 in Florida. The median household earns $132K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 91% of the country. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Cooper City’s median rent is $2,648 a month, above both Florida’s towns ($1,647 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 73 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is Brian Piccolo Park, 174 acres with 2.1 miles of trail.
Where Cooper City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
28,547 counted in 2010 and 34,401 in 2020; an estimated 35,030 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Cooper City is from typical.
Its grades run from A for jobs and income (better than 92% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 550 in 1960, 34,401 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1963 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cooper City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
8 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
19 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
24 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a yearHard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · Amerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cooper City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Cooper City.
Cooper City has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less tooth loss than most of Florida, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
At 8.7 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $666K) costs more against local pay than in 92% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. Home values rose 34% in five years, to about $666K, against 19% across Florida.
The typical Cooper City home is worth about $666,000, up 0.5% in a year, 77% above the Florida typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Broward school district. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,453 | A− |
| Cooper City High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,399 | A− |
| Embassy Creek Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,156 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
13 miles of trail in 25 parks and preserves. Cooper City’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Cooper City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brian Piccolo Park | 2.1 mi | 174 |
| 2. Flamingo West Park | 1.6 mi | 33 |
| 3. Suellen H. Fardelmann Sports Complex | 1.1 mi | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 6.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide. Against the 4,310 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cooper City’s, it is healthier than 72%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
26% of adults have obesity in Cooper City. Cooper City beats the Florida average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Cooper City.
| Cooper City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cooper City | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.7% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Since 1979, 230 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cooper City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 5,530 in 2013 to 7,606.
Most working residents leave Cooper City for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Cooper City grew to 7,606 in 2023, 2,076 more than in 2013. 18% of Cooper City workers work from home.
| Cooper City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $132,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 57.7°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.9°. The Ft Lauderdale weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 75 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 76% of Florida places with climate records.
Cooper City has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Cooper City is 58°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Cooper City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 58°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
19 within 15 miles of the center of Cooper City
About 6 of every 100 Cooper City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
5.5% of the town is conserved land, across 25 parks and preserves.
City in Florida, United States
Cooper City is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named for Morris Cooper, who founded the community in 1959. It's part of the Miami metropolitan area. The city's population was 34,401 at the 2020 census. In 2006, Cooper City expanded with the annexation of the Waldrep Dairy Farm.
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3 towns share a border with Cooper City.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper City | #130 | B− | D− | — | B | A |
| Southwest Ranches | #111 | B | D− | — | B | A |
| Davie | #256 | C+ | D− | — | B | B+ |
| Pembroke Pines | #272 | C+ | D− | — | B | B+ |
Cooper City, Southwest Ranches, Davie and Pembroke Pines report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cooper City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cooper City grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #130 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
2 notable people were born here, including Nadia Colon and Skai Moore.
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