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Pembroke Pines, Florida comes in at about 170,472 residents. Cost of living comes out expensive — 26% above the national average. Rent typically lands near $1,787/mo, and the median household income is about $77,657. Overall, 56/100 on our composite score, which works out to a C, putting it at #289 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Inverse of violent + property crime rate per 100,000 residents.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Cost-of-living index of 126 (with 100 as the US baseline) — that's expensive territory. With median rent at $1,787/mo and median household income at $77,657, housing takes about 28% of gross income — right inside the standard 30%-of-income guideline. Homes typically value around $379,900.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →Expect warm year-round weather — summers near 90°F, winters around 63°F. Rain (and snow, in some seasons) totals about 67 inches annually. Built around the car — walking isn't really an option for daily life. On crime, it scores well — incidents per capita run noticeably under the national average. Air quality reads good (AQI 39).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
On the families profile, Pembroke Pines sits squarely in the middle. It earns 57/100 (grade C) on the families profile. Strongest on safety (99/100); weakest on walkability (5/100).
Pembroke Pines is a tougher sell for retirees. It earns 54/100 (grade C-) on the retirees profile. Strongest on safety (99/100); weakest on walkability (5/100).
Pembroke Pines is a tougher sell for remote workers. It earns 50/100 (grade D) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on safety (99/100); weakest on walkability (5/100).
Pembroke Pines is a tougher sell for young professionals. It earns 45/100 (grade D) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on safety (99/100); weakest on walkability (5/100).
Pembroke Pines, Florida pulls a 56/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade C), currently ranked #289 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Pembroke Pines's cost-of-living index is 126 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the expensive band — 26% above the national average. Median rent runs about $1,787/mo.
Warm year-round — summer averages around 90°F, winter averages around 63°F, with about 67 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 5/100. Built around the car — walking isn't really an option for daily life.
Pembroke Pines has about 170,472 residents, 36% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 43.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Pembroke Pines head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Pembroke Pines stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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