Tropical rainforest
Plantation, Florida
Broward County, Florida · Population 94k · 26 ft elevation
Living in Plantation
Plantation has a tropical rainforest climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and warm winters (January lows around 58°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 69″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 252 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Plantation at a glance
- Population
- 94k
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 68°F98th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 69″99th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,275 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $448k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,148/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.777th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 166 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,389 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 47%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 33 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76°F | 58°F | 2.9″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Feb | 77°F | 60°F | 2.8″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Mar | 79°F | 62°F | 3.0″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 67°F | 3.7″ | — | 305 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 71°F | 6.6″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 75°F | 9.4″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 76°F | 7.6″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 76°F | 8.3″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 75°F | 10.0″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 72°F | 7.3″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 81°F | 66°F | 4.7″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Dec | 77°F | 61°F | 2.7″ | — | 226 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology