Florida ranks near bottom for raising families. How does Pembroke Pines fit in?
Florida fared poorly in WalletHub’s recent ranking of the best states for raising a family.
The Sunshine State ranked 40th, placing last for affordability and in the bottom for education and childcare. But, Florida is large and diverse — so how do individual cities like Pembroke Pines match up?
WalletHub analyzed the best Florida cities for families in 2018, but hasn’t updated its findings since then.
Other groups have continued reporting, though.
U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Places to Live in Florida” list ranked Pembroke Pines 35th out of 81 cities it analyzed, finishing just behind neighboring Miramar by a fraction of a point.
So, is Broward County’s second-largest city bringing the region up, down, or maintaining the status quo?
The Pembroke Pines News decided to find out.
How WalletHub’s scoring works
Though WalletHub does not provide precise score reports, readers can access states’ totals in each of the five categories and learn more about how points were calculated.
Check out our interactive breakdown of data collected via the U.S. Census:
While this data is less robust than the many points examined by WalletHub, it helps differentiate Miramar from the rest of the state — especially when it comes to housing affordability.
