Pembroke Pines, Florida
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Pembroke Pines.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Pembroke Pines compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 170,557City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $81,675Incorporated place (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($78,538)U.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 139ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)39% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $411,700City limits (ACS)36% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,910City limits (ACS)42% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.4%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 32 min28% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3229% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 203.3annualized per 100k · citywide66% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 1914.8annualized per 100k · citywide38% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 91°F4.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 61°F27.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 62 in88% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 21718% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Pembroke Pines with another city
About 170,557 people live in Pembroke Pines, FL. Median household income is roughly $81,675, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 139 — above the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Entry home prices around $411,700 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Pembroke Pines is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Pembroke Pines with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Subtropical summers, hurricane planning, and no state income tax loom large. With about 62 inches of rain a year, wet-season drainage and mold checks are worth asking about. Plan on roughly 32 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 32. Unemployment recently ran near 4.4%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates around 203.3 per 100k are moderate for a large U.S. city, with meaningful variation by neighborhood.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Pembroke Pines city, 1600000US1255775)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN120110000000003 (Broward County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00092809 HOLLYWOOD NORTH PERRY AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28