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For most people who can afford it, yes. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea grades B overall, ranked 83rd of 634 in Florida. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 86% of the country and the median household earns $82K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $681K, 8.9 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. 45% of residents are 65 or older in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 93% of U.S. towns. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns.
Where Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 234 in 1950, 6,198 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1960 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
14 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
30 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
4 mi Stadium & arenaChase StadiumHard 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 · Chase Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is a second-home town and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beats the Florida average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 85% of adults had a checkup this year in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.9% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.7% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 60.3°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.7°. The Ft Lauderdale Beach weather station records that about 70 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 90% of Florida places with climate records.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is 60°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 60°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 32 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has about as many jobs (2,422) as working residents, but only 127 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Lauderdale-by-the-Sea for work: only 6% work in town. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has added 305 jobs, to 2,422 in 2023.
| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Just 1 of its 600 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Friedt Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 8.9 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 93% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $5,786, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median sale price was $370,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
13 within 15 miles of the center of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
About 3 of every 100 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Town in Florida, United States
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States, situated 33 miles north of Miami. The town is part of the South Florida metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,198.
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3 towns share a border with Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | #83 | B | D− | — | B | A |
| Sea Ranch Lakes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pompano Beach | #445 | C− | D | — | B | C+ |
| Fort Lauderdale | #496 | C− | D− | D− | B | B |
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Pompano Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. Sea Ranch Lakes isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lauderdale-by-the-Sea with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #83 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $681,000, 81% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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