Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 75,668, settled in 1959.
Lauderhill grades D overall, 529th among Florida's 634 graded towns, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. Lauderhill’s January low is 58°F, above both the Florida town median (51°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Lauderhill's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Lauderhill is home to University of Fort Lauderdale.
Where Lauderhill beats most towns.
66,887 counted in 2010 and 74,482 in 2020; an estimated 75,668 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 Lauderhill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 132 in 1960, 74,482 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2000 and 5 maps from 1945 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lauderhill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
27 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
5 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 Lauderhill, 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 Lauderhill.
Lauderhill is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Against the 6,173 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lauderhill’s, it is less healthy than 73%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
47% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Lauderhill. Lauderhill beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 12% of adults binge drink in Lauderhill.
| Lauderhill | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lauderhill | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 9.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 14.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 18.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Broward school district. Two of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkway Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 883 | C− |
| Lauderhill 6-12Largest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 716 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
5.4 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Central Broward Regional Park, at 108 acres.
| Lauderhill | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Central Broward Regional Park | 0.8 mi | 108 |
| 2. West Wind Park | 0.6 mi | 12 |
| 3. Lauderhill Sports Park | 0.3 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.8 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $212K) costs less against local pay than in 91% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The typical value, about $212K, is 15% below its February 2024 peak.
The typical Lauderhill home is worth about $212,000, down 4.6% in a year, 44% below the Florida typical home. 75% of Lauderhill renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent.
| Lauderhill | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 75% | 59% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 56% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,684 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lauderhill has 8,510 jobs for its 31,145 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Lauderhill for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Lauderhill is $51,000. Since 2013, Lauderhill has lost 475 jobs, to 8,510 in 2023.
| Lauderhill | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.5% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1,021 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 58 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 1,021 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lauderhill.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 58°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.8°. 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.
Lauderhill has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Lauderhill’s July high is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13 within 15 miles of the center of Lauderhill
About 5 of every 100 Lauderhill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
3 notable people were born in Lauderhill.
City in Florida, United States
Lauderhill is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 74,482.
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8 towns share a border with Lauderhill.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderhill | #529 | D | C− | — | B | D |
| Plantation | #274 | C+ | D− | C | B | A− |
| Sunrise | #341 | C | D | — | B | B− |
| Lauderdale Lakes | #508 | D | C | — | B | D |
| Fort Lauderdale | #496 | C− | D− | D− | B | B |
| Tamarac | #411 | C | D | — | B | C+ |
| Washington Park | — | — | D | — | B | D− |
| Roosevelt Gardens | #535 | D | C− | — | B | D− |
Washington Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lauderhill, Sunrise, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, Washington Park and Roosevelt Gardens report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lauderhill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lauderhill grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #529 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 2.8 years of the area's median household income ($76,527 across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area).
3 notable people were born here, including Bobby Hart and Autry Denson.
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