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A city of 176,714, settled in 1956. Home to Galen Health Institutes-Miami Campus.
Trash day: look up yoursPembroke Pines is a city of 176,714, and it grades C+ overall, ranked 272nd of 634 in Florida. The median household earns $85K. The trade-offs: homes are expensive, about $487K for a typical one and 6.4 times the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 69% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Pembroke Pines’ January low is 57°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Only 28 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on history. Pembroke Pines's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns.
Where Pembroke Pines beats most towns.
154,750 counted in 2010 and 171,178 in 2020; an estimated 176,714 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 Pembroke Pines is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,429 in 1960, 171,178 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1985 and 5 maps from 1949 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pembroke Pines. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
18 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
10 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
20 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 Pines, 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 Pines.
Pembroke Pines has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida and has a long record of flood insurance claims.
19 miles of trail in 22 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Chapel Trail Nature Preserve, at 544 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. CB Smith Park | 5.8 mi | 313 |
| 2. William B Armstrong Dream Park | 1 mi | 36 |
| 3. Flamingo Park | 0.9 mi | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Broward school district. Three of its 34 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 2,046 | A |
| West Broward High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,492 | B+ |
| Somerset AcademyTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 645 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Pembroke Pines for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Pembroke Pines grew to 48,391 in 2023, 9,596 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Pembroke Pines is 30 minutes.
| Pembroke Pines | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 6.4 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $487K) costs more against local pay than in 77% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Pembroke Pines’ median rent is $2,046 a month. The typical Pembroke Pines home is worth about $487,000, down 1.5% in a year, 30% above the Florida typical home. 66% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent in Pembroke Pines.
| Pembroke Pines | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,046 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 66% | 59% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pembroke Pines beats the Florida average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 15% of Pembroke Pines adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Pembroke Pines | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pembroke Pines | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.4% | 7.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
597 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 15 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 597 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pembroke Pines.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 57.2°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.2°. The Ft Lauderdale weather station, 10 miles away, 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.
Pembroke Pines has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pembroke Pines's reported crime rate is below Florida's. Only 8 of the 132 Florida towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Pembroke Pines. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Pembroke Pines | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). Pembroke Pines has grown 3.2% since 2020, to 176,714 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Pembroke Pines | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 31% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.3 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1 point). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 46.0, men 42.5.
| Pembroke Pines | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.2% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
21 within 15 miles of the center of Pembroke Pines
About 7 of every 100 Pembroke Pines residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
2 colleges in town.
17 notable people were born in Pembroke Pines.
City in Florida, United States
Pembroke Pines (/ˈpɛmˌbroʊk ˈpaɪnz/) is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is located 22 miles (35 km) north of Miami. It is a suburb of the Miami metropolitan area and its fourth-most populous city. The population of Pembroke Pines was 171,178 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Pembroke Pines.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Pines | #272 | C+ | D− | — | B | B+ |
| Southwest Ranches | #111 | B | D− | — | B | A |
| Miramar | #155 | B− | D− | B | B | B+ |
| Hollywood | #388 | C | D− | — | B | B− |
| Cooper City | #130 | B− | D− | — | B | A |
| Davie | #256 | C+ | D− | — | B | B+ |
Pembroke Pines, Southwest Ranches, Hollywood, Cooper City and Davie report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pembroke Pines with a neighbor →
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Pembroke Pines grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #272 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
17 notable people were born here, including Bella Thorne and Baby Ariel.
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