Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lighthouse Point grades B overall, ranked 93rd of 634 in Florida. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 92% of the country and the median household earns $92K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $775K, 10.1 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Lighthouse Point’s January low is 60°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Lighthouse Point's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Lighthouse Point is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 83% of U.S. towns.
Where Lighthouse Point beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lighthouse Point is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 92% 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: 2,453 in 1960, 10,486 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1946 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lighthouse Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
17 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
36 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
8 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 Lighthouse Point, 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 Lighthouse Point.
Lighthouse Point fares better on crime within Florida than nationally 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.
At 10.1 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $775K) costs more against local pay than in 95% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Hillsboro Beach is next at $507K.
The median rent in Lighthouse Point is $1,880 a month. The typical Lighthouse Point home is worth about $775,000, up 3.3% in a year, about twice the Florida typical home.
| Lighthouse Point | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,880 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Station Preschool PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 113 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 7.1% of its 9,061 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide. Its A for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Hillsboro Beach (A−) comes closest.
25% of adults have obesity in Lighthouse Point. Lighthouse Point beats the Florida average on 19 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Lighthouse Point.
| Lighthouse Point | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lighthouse Point | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 16.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 12.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 76 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lighthouse Point.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Lighthouse Point for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Lighthouse Point has added 404 jobs, to 2,575 in 2023. 6.8% of Lighthouse Point residents live below the poverty line.
| Lighthouse Point | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 59.9°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.8°. The Ft Lauderdale Beach weather station, 10 miles away, 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.
Lighthouse Point has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Lighthouse Point’s July high is 90°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 16.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 69% of Florida’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 10 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Placid Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Dan Witt Park | — | 6 |
| 3. De Groff Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
10 within 15 miles of the center of Lighthouse Point
About 4 of every 100 Lighthouse Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Lighthouse Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Florida, United States
Lighthouse Point, officially the City of Lighthouse Point, is a suburb of Fort Lauderdale located in Broward County, Florida, United States. The suburb was named for the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, which is located in nearby Hillsboro Beach. The city is a part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population of Lighthouse Point was 10,486.
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3 towns share a border with Lighthouse Point.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Point | #93 | B | D− | B− | B | A |
| Deerfield Beach | #453 | C− | D | — | B | C |
| Hillsboro Beach | — | — | D− | — | B | A− |
| Pompano Beach | #445 | C− | D | — | B | C+ |
Hillsboro Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Deerfield Beach, Hillsboro Beach and Pompano Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lighthouse Point with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lighthouse Point grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #93 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health, B− for safety 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−.
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