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The typical home is worth about $582K, 7.6 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Overall it grades C+, 223rd of 634 graded towns in Florida. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 94% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Wilton Manors’ January low is 60°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Wilton Manors's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns.
Where Wilton Manors beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Wilton Manors is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 94% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1800, comes before those of 98% of the Florida towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 883 in 1950, 11,426 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 5 maps from 1945 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wilton Manors. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
12 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
3 mi Stadium & arenaChase Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot ParkHard 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 · Chase Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wilton Manors, 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 Wilton Manors.
Wilton Manors has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Fort Lauderdale and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
1.9 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Wilton Manors’ trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Wilton Manors | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richardson Historic Park and Preserve | 0.5 mi | 5 |
| 2. Colohatchee Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 3. Hagen Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Broward school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Manors Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 542 | B |
| Pace Center for Girls Inc.Largest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 76 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
At 7.6 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $582K) costs more against local pay than in 87% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,342, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Wilton Manors is $1,871 a month. The typical Wilton Manors home is worth about $582,000, up 1% in a year, 55% above the Florida typical home. 62% of Wilton Manors households own their home.
| Wilton Manors | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,871 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
203 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 25 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 203 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wilton Manors.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wilton Manors beats the Florida average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Wilton Manors.
| Wilton Manors | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wilton Manors | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 16.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 60°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.9°. The Ft Lauderdale Beach weather station records that about 70 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 84% of Florida places with climate records.
Wilton Manors has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wilton Manors has about as many jobs (5,675) as working residents, but only 324 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 3,533 in 2013 to 5,675.
Most working residents leave Wilton Manors for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Wilton Manors has added 2,142 jobs, to 5,675 in 2023. The top destinations are Fort Lauderdale (21%), Sunrise (5%) and Pompano Beach (5%).
| Wilton Manors | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
12 within 15 miles of the center of Wilton Manors
About 3 of every 100 Wilton Manors residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
City in Florida, United States
Wilton Manors is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. Wilton Manors is part of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6,166,488 people at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,426.
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2 towns share a border with Wilton Manors.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Manors | #223 | C+ | D− | — | B | B+ |
| Fort Lauderdale | #496 | C− | D− | D− | B | B |
| Oakland Park | #415 | C− | D | — | B | C+ |
Wilton Manors and Oakland Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wilton Manors with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Wilton Manors grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #223 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health 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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