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Lauderdale Lakes earns a D, 508th among Florida's 634 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 92% of the country. The median household income is $50K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 94% of U.S. towns. Lauderdale Lakes’ January low is 58°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Lauderdale Lakes's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Among 354 Florida towns, just 1 have a lower typical home value than Lauderdale Lakes.
Where Lauderdale Lakes beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
32,593 counted in 2010 and 35,954 in 2020; an estimated 36,898 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 Lauderdale Lakes is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 10,577 in 1970, 35,954 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 5 maps from 1945 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lauderdale Lakes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
27 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
3 mi Stadium & arenaChase StadiumHard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Amerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · 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 Lakes, 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 Lakes.
Lauderdale Lakes has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
At 1.8 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $137K) costs less against local pay than in 99% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Lauderhill is next at $212K.
The typical Lauderdale Lakes home is worth about $137,000, down 8.1% in a year, 64% below the Florida typical home. 48% of Lauderdale Lakes households own their home.
| Lauderdale Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,663 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Broward school district. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Charter SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,360 | D |
| Boyd H. Anderson High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,256 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
49% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Lauderdale Lakes. Lauderdale Lakes beats the Florida average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 11% of adults binge drink in Lauderdale Lakes.
| Lauderdale Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lauderdale Lakes | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 9.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.7% | 14.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 19.3% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
431 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 25 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 431 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lauderdale Lakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 8,097 in 2013 to 6,061.
Most working residents leave Lauderdale Lakes for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Lauderdale Lakes has lost 2,036 jobs, to 6,061 in 2023. The top destinations are Fort Lauderdale (17%), Sunrise (9%) and Pompano Beach (6%).
| Lauderdale Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Lauderdale Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Willie L. Webb, Senior Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
January nights average 58.2°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°. The Ft Lauderdale weather station 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.
Lauderdale Lakes has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Lauderdale Lakes’ July high is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12 within 15 miles of the center of Lauderdale Lakes
About 5 of every 100 Lauderdale Lakes residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Where Lauderdale Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Lauderdale Lakes.
City in Florida, United States
Lauderdale Lakes is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 35,954.
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4 towns share a border with Lauderdale Lakes.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale Lakes | #508 | D | C | — | B | D |
| Oakland Park | #415 | C− | D | — | B | C+ |
| Lauderhill | #529 | D | C− | — | B | D |
| Fort Lauderdale | #496 | C− | D− | D− | B | B |
| Tamarac | #411 | C | D | — | B | C+ |
Lauderdale Lakes, Oakland Park, Lauderhill and Tamarac report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lauderdale Lakes with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lauderdale Lakes grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #508 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 1.8 years of the area's median household income ($76,527 across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
Lauderdale Lakes was incorporated in 1961. 5 notable people were born here, including Ryan Reid and Eddie Jackson.
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