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A town of 6,425, settled in 1957.
Pembroke Park's standout: it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C, ranked 342nd of 634 in Florida. Its weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Pembroke Park, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 33 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Pembroke Park Preserve, at 20 acres.
Where Pembroke Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Pembroke Park is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 5%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 569 in 1960, 6,260 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1947 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pembroke Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
15 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
25 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 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Amerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pembroke Park, 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 Pembroke Park.
Pembroke Park has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and costs less than Ives Estates or any other town next door, but it has poverty well above the Florida rate.
The share of adults in Pembroke Park who have diabetes: 18%. Of 31 CDC measures, Pembroke Park beats the Florida average on 2 and trails it on 22. In Pembroke Park, nearly two in five adults get no exercise outside work, and 47% sleep under 7 hours.
| Pembroke Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 20% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 25% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pembroke Park | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 9.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 14.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 21.3% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The public schools here belong to the Broward school district. Also worth knowing: the 2 public schools in Pembroke Park teach 945 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 555 | C− |
| Sharon School of Excellence PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 49 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Ives Estates is next at $357K. The typical value, about $252K, is 9% below its May 2024 peak.
The typical home value in the town is about $252,000, down 2.8% in a year, 33% below the Florida typical home. Pembroke Park’s typical rent stands at $1,556 a month.
| Pembroke Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 32% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,556 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 59.2°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.3°.
Snow is almost unheard of. Pembroke Park’s January low comes in at 59°F.
| Pembroke Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 59°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
85 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Households in Pembroke Park have drawn federal disaster aid in 12 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 85 claims here since 1980. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 55% come from hurricanes and 35% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles. In Pembroke Park, the average commute is 33 minutes. Most working residents leave Pembroke Park for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Miami (11%), Hollywood (8%) and Fort Lauderdale (6%).
| Pembroke Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails run 0.7 miles in 3 parks and preserves. For Pembroke Park, the concentration of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Pembroke Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pembroke Park Preserve | 0.7 mi | 20 |
| 2. Ives Estates Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Patrick Beham Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
24 within 15 miles of the center of Pembroke Park
About 5 of every 100 Pembroke Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Pembroke Park is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town took its name from its location along Pembroke Road. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area. Almost one-half of its residents live in mobile homes. The population was 6,260 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 6,544 in 2024.
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4 towns share a border with Pembroke Park.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Park | #342 | C | B− | — | B | D− |
| West Park | #532 | D | D | — | B | D |
| Hallandale Beach | #422 | C− | D | — | B | C+ |
| Ives Estates | #170 | B− | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Hollywood | #388 | C | D− | — | B | B− |
Pembroke Park, West Park, Hallandale Beach, Ives Estates and Hollywood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pembroke Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pembroke Park grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #342 of 634 in Florida. It grades D− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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