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Ask The WizardPembroke Pines is the big, comfortable western suburb: one of Florida's largest cities, built on planned communities, lakes, and parks at the county's western edge. It suits families, retirees in its famous 55-plus communities, first-time buyers, and investors who want space, schools, and an easy Everglades-and-everything location.
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The short answer, with the numbers
Yes, and Pembroke Pines is the biggest, most complete family suburb on this list, in every sense of the word. It is one of Florida's largest cities, and it was built on planned communities: lakes, pools, clubhouses, parks, and one of the best charter school stories in America. The February 2026 Broward MLS data put the single-family median at $663,000, with condos near $242,000, and supply around 3 to 3.3 months, a tight, active market.
The fit is wide and well rehearsed. Families get the city's own charter network, anchored by City of Pembroke Pines Charter High at Niche A+ and #48 in Florida. Retirees get one of the country's landmark 55-plus communities, Century Village, plus the west's calm pace. First-time buyers and investors get the county's liveliest condo and townhome market. Commuters get I-75, the Turnpike, and both county metros inside 35 minutes.
The honest trade-offs: it is sprawling, car-dependent suburbia, the beach is a 20-minute drive, and the western edge is hurricane-country honest about its risk. For space, schools, and a premier charter system at a reasonable price-to-quality ratio, Pembroke Pines is one of Broward's most complete addresses.
Broward County · The big, comfortable western suburb
Median sale price (single-family)
$663,000
Broward MLS, Feb 2026 (Miami Herald / Pembroke Pines FL News)
Median days on market
~72
MyBrokerOne, Jul 2026 (up from ~59 a year prior)
Months of supply
~3-3.3
Pembroke Pines FL News, Q1 2026 (a seller-leaning market)
Cost-of-living index
~110.5
BestPlaces, 2026 (US average = 100)
Every figure on this page carries its source and its as-of date, because a good advisor labels the data before he uses it. Jump to the Pembroke Pines Market Data Snapshot for the full grid.
The character of the town
Pembroke Pines is the western suburb that got big enough to become its own world. Planned communities like Pembroke Falls, Grand Palms, and Chapel Trail each bring pools, lakes, and clubhouses, and the city's civic center, regional park, and schools give it the services of a small city. It is relentlessly organized, proudly suburban, and built for raising kids.
The signature is the school system the city runs itself. Pembroke Pines operates one of the most decorated municipal charter networks in the country, from FSU-connected elementaries to a high school ranked #48 in Florida by Niche, and the school story is the single biggest reason families land here and stay.
The geography is a clean west side: the Everglades at the doorstep, C.B. Smith Park's 1,400-plus acres as the recreational heart, the Turnpike and I-75 running the city's lifeblood, and the beach a straight shot east. It is the Florida suburb done at scale, with all the volume and all the organization that implies.
The money line, sourced
The honest numbers: the index, the home values, the income range, and the one tax break that changes the math for relocators.
The index, honestly
BestPlaces puts Pembroke Pines' cost-of-living index at about 110.5, roughly 10.5 percent above the U.S. average and about 7 percent above the Florida average. Everyday costs sit near national norms; housing does the heavy lifting.
BestPlaces, 2026
Home values
The single-family median ran $663,000 in February 2026, above the county's $620,000, with condos near $242,000. The golf and lake communities carry the top; the 55-plus and condo stock holds the entry tiers.
Broward MLS, Feb 2026
No state income tax
Florida taxes no wage or retirement income at the state level, a permanent line on the budget for relocators from high-tax states.
State law, applies in Pembroke Pines
The bottom line
Pembroke Pines is a premium-for-value suburb: prices run slightly above the county, and the charter schools and amenities are the return on the premium. Insurance is the honest Florida line on the budget.
BestPlaces / MLS data, 2026
| Category | Pembroke Pines | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living vs. U.S. average | ~10.5% above (index ~110.5) | U.S. average = 100 (BestPlaces, 2026) |
| Cost of living vs. Florida average | ~7% above | Florida average near 103 (BestPlaces, 2026) |
| Median home sale price | $663,000 houses / ~$242,000 condos | Broward MLS, Feb 2026 |
| State income tax | None | Florida state law, applies in Pembroke Pines |
| Property insurance | Higher than most northern states | Inland rates below the coast, but the western edge carries storm exposure |
The current picture, in numbers
Here is the honest, current picture, labeled by source and date. Pembroke Pines' single-family median ran $663,000 in February 2026, homes spent roughly 72 days on market, and supply sat near 3 to 3.3 months, a tight, seller-leaning market powered by the school story and the sheer scale of demand.
Three honest frames before the numbers: this snapshot is static and dated, not a live ticker. Different portals count differently, so the spread of figures is the truth, not the mess. And the tax angle that sweetens every line below: Florida has no state income tax.
Median sale price (single-family)
$663,000
above the county's $620,000; condos ~$242,000
Broward MLS · Feb 2026
Median days on market
~72
up from ~59 a year earlier
MyBrokerOne · Jul 2026
Months of supply
~3-3.3
a seller-leaning market for Q1 2026
Pembroke Pines FL News · 2026
Homes for sale
~711-886 active
portal counts, mid-2026
Redfin / MyBrokerOne · 2026
Typical price per sq ft
~$250-$264
2026 listings and sales basis
MyBrokerOne / Movoto · 2026
Cost-of-living index
~110.5
U.S. average = 100
BestPlaces · 2026
Broward MLS / Redfin / MyBrokerOne · 2026
| Measure | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price, single-family | $663,000 | Feb 2026, Broward MLS |
| Median sale price, condos/townhomes | ~$242,000 | Feb 2026, Broward MLS |
| All-property medians | ~$483K-$509K | Redfin / MyBrokerOne, 2026 |
| Median days on market | ~72 | MyBrokerOne, July 2026 |
Broward MLS · Feb 2026 / PBP Real Estate · 2026
| Measure | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family median sale price | $620,000 | Feb 2026, Miami Herald / Broward MLS |
| Condo/townhome median sale price | $242,000 | Feb 2026, Broward MLS |
| Months of supply, condos/townhomes | 10.6 | countywide, PBP Real Estate 2026 |
| Single-family supply | ~6 months | Jan 2026 MLS reports |
Read it honestly: Pembroke Pines is a demand story: the charter schools and the sheer scale of the planned communities keep buyer pressure steady, so the single-family market runs tight at $663,000 with roughly 3 months of supply. The condo side at $242,000 works as the entry tier. For the freshest look at homes for sale in Pembroke Pines today, the snapshot above is the honest starting point; your exact street gets current numbers on a call.
Where to look first
6 pockets buyers ask Michael about most, each with the honest read attached. The spread between them is the single most important thing to understand about Pembroke Pines, and the reason the right neighborhood matters more than the town name.
Resort-style amenities and lake views across the western city
Chapel Trail and its neighbors deliver the full planned-community package: clubhouses, pools, lakes, and family programming. It is the archetype of the Pembroke Pines family product and the address many newcomers land in first.
Fits best: Families who want the amenity life at scale
Golf, lakes, and gated living on the city's west side
Pembroke Falls and Grand Palms wrap golf courses, lakes, and guarded gates around the western edge, the premium tier of the city's planned communities with the Everglades just beyond.
Fits best: Golfers, families, and club buyers
One of America's landmark 55-plus communities
Century Village is a name known across the northeast retirement map: thousands of units, a clubhouse campus, buses, activities, and a complete snowbird culture. It anchors the city's huge active-adult presence.
Fits best: Retirees and relocating seniors
The original ranch blocks near the city's early years
The older streets around the city's original center hold ranch homes, mature trees, and the most approachable single-family prices in Pembroke Pines, a short drive from the schools and the mall.
Fits best: First-time buyers and value seekers
Established lake homes closer to the coast side
The east side of the city around its namesake lakes mixes mid-century and newer homes with the shortest drives to the beach and the shopping corridors. It balances the western amenity life with the eastern convenience.
Fits best: Families who want water and quicker beach access
The commercial and civic heart of the city
The city's main corridors hold the mall, the civic center, the hospitals, and the dining, with neighborhoods rising a block behind them. It is where Pembroke Pines does its civic life.
Fits best: Buyers who want everything at the door
Pembroke Pines asks buyers to pick their preferred flavor of suburb: the resort communities of the west, the 55-plus world of Century Village, or the settled entry stock of the core. Tell Michael what you are optimizing for, school access, golf, age-restricted living, or price point, and he will point you at the pocket, not the plat map.
Find Your Pembroke Pines NeighborhoodThe district report, with rankings
Pembroke Pines has the most distinctive school story in this wave: the city operates its own municipal charter system, and it is genuinely elite. City of Pembroke Pines Charter High carries Niche A+ and #48 in Florida, the charter middle ranks #1 in the Miami area, and the FSU-connected charter elementary is Niche A. The zoned Broward high schools, Flanagan and West Broward, round out the picture.
| School | Rating / rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| City of Pembroke Pines Charter High School | Niche A+ · #48 best public high school in Florida · #76 charter high school in America | Niche, 2025-26 |
| City/Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School | Niche #1 charter middle school in the Miami area · #212 public middle in America | Niche, 2025-26 |
| Pembroke Pines Charter School, FSU Campus | Niche A · #1 charter elementary in the Miami area · #118 in America | Niche, 2026 |
| Walter C. Young Middle School | GreatSchools 8/10 · Broward public middle option | GreatSchools, 2026 |
| Charles W. Flanagan and West Broward High Schools | The zoned Broward high schools for the city's public path | Broward County Public Schools, 2026 |
| Broward County Public Schools | State-rated A for 2024-25 | Florida DOE, 2025-26 |
9-12 municipal charter, Pembroke Pines
Elementary charter with Florida State University ties
Rankings and attendance zones come from GreatSchools, US News, Niche, and PublicSchoolReview, all as of 2026 or the most recent published cycle, and they change. Michael always confirms the exact assigned schools for a specific address before you make an offer.
The drive math, by the numbers
Pembroke Pines sits on the I-75 and Turnpike corridors at Broward's western edge, and the access is the daily math for thousands of residents. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is about 20 to 25 minutes, downtown Fort Lauderdale about 25, Miami about 30 to 35, and Aventura about 20, with the Everglades 15 minutes west.
The beach at Hollywood is roughly 20 minutes east, and Sawgrass Mills and the county's big retail are part of the local fabric. For a western suburb, the airport and two-metro access is the strongest kind of boring.
The honest note: I-75 and the Turnpike carry serious rush-hour loads, and snowbird season slows the beach runs. For everyday life, the city's own corridors keep most errands local.
To Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l (FLL)
~20-25 min
Driving, I-75 / Turnpike
To downtown Miami
~30-35 min
Driving, I-75 / Turnpike south
To the Everglades
~15 min
Driving west, to the airboat country
Match the town to your life
The buyer types Pembroke Pines fits especially well, each with the sourced reason attached. This is the audience range Michael works with every week as The Life Transition Specialist: buyers, sellers, retirees, families, and investors from the Treasure Coast to South Florida.
The city-owned charter network at Niche A+ through high school is the strongest municipal school story in the region, and the planned communities deliver the clubhouse life around it.
Century Village and the city's other active-adult communities give the retirement move a ready-made world: clubs, buses, pools, and plans. As a Certified Senior Transition Specialist, Michael helps plan the move itself.
The mid-century core and a lively condo market near $242,000 give first-timers real entry points in a city with the county's best schools story.
Tight supply in a school-driven market keeps values steady, and the western rental base is constant. The condo entry tier gives patient investors their numbers.
Both metros inside 35 minutes, the airport 20 to 25, and I-75 plus the Turnpike at the door. The western commute position is the whole argument.
A clubhouse community, the golf life, and every amenity within minutes, at a fraction of the northern metro price. The downsizing math is comfortably suburban.
The 55-plus world, medical access along the corridors, and a tight market for the family home. Michael works families through it as a planning advisor.
For out-of-state movers
Moving to Pembroke Pines from outside Florida is a life transition, and the people who plan it as one land better. Here is the practical short list, every point grounded in the sourced numbers on this page and in how Michael guides relocators from the Treasure Coast to South Florida.
Florida taxes no wage or retirement income at the state level, a permanent line on the budget for anyone moving from a high-tax state.
A city-run school system from the FSU-connected elementary through a #48-in-Florida high school is the strongest education headline in this wave of guides.
Miami and Fort Lauderdale inside 35 minutes, the airport 20 to 25, the Everglades west, and the beach 20 minutes east.
Century Village and the active-adult communities give relocating retirees a complete, ready-made social infrastructure.
A $663,000 single-family median runs above the county, with the schools and amenities as the return. Michael builds the full monthly picture into every search.
Michael treats every relocation as a life transition: a 15-minute strategy call sorts your timeline, school plan, and budget before you ever look at homes for sale in Pembroke Pines.
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Pembroke Pines is the town I send people to when they want the full suburban package that actually delivers. A charter school that ranks with the state's best, a clubhouse life in the west, an airboat trip 15 minutes away: that is the whole pitch, and it is honest. My job is to make sure the school entry and the right community are settled before the offer, because in this city the address inside the community decides everything.
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Straight answers, no fine print
The questions buyers ask Michael most about moving to Pembroke Pines, answered directly with the sourced numbers on this page.
Yes, and it is one of the most complete family addresses in Broward. The February 2026 MLS data put the single-family median at $663,000 with a tight 3-month supply, the city-run charter schools rank among Florida's best, and the planned-community life delivers amenities at scale. The honest caveats: it is sprawling and car-dependent, the beach is a 20-minute drive, and the western edge is honest about hurricane exposure.
Slightly above the county, with the return visible. The cost-of-living index runs about 110.5, the single-family median $663,000 against the county's $620,000, and condos near $242,000 provide the entry tier. The premium buys the schools and the amenities, and most residents consider it worth it.
About 20 minutes east to Hollywood Beach, and roughly the same to the Fort Lauderdale shoreline. The city is western by design, which is most of the reason the prices and the space work the way they do.
Yes, emphatically. Century Village is one of the country's landmark 55-plus communities, with clubhouses, buses, and a complete social calendar, and the west's calm, organized pace suits the transition. Michael, a Certified Senior Transition Specialist, helps retirees and their families plan the move itself.
Among the best stories in the state for a municipality. City of Pembroke Pines Charter High is Niche A+ and #48 in Florida, the charter middle ranks #1 in the Miami area, and the FSU-connected elementary is Niche A. The zoned Broward highs, Flanagan and West Broward, round out the public path.
Tight and school-driven. The February 2026 data showed a $663,000 single-family median with about 3 months of supply and roughly 72 days on market by mid-year. This snapshot is static and dated, not a live ticker, so current numbers for your exact street are the ones that matter.
Yes, and it may be the best family answer in this wave. The municipal charter path from elementary through high school, the planned-community clubhouses, C.B. Smith Park's 1,400-plus acres, and the sheer scale of organized family life add up to a product built specifically for what families need.
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