Pros and Cons of Living in Plantation
Plantation's pros and cons trace back to its identity as one of central Broward's older, already-settled suburbs: real advantages in neighborhood maturity and location, alongside real tradeoffs in cost and a genuinely mixed crime picture.
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Learn morePro: established neighborhoods and a central, convenient location
Plantation offers mature, tree-lined residential neighborhoods rather than new-build sprawl, with a central Broward location that keeps Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and the rest of the county within easy reach (base record).
Pro: genuinely low violent crime relative to the national average
Plantation's violent-crime rate runs 41.5% below the national average -- a real, sourced advantage that a single overall-crime headline figure would obscure (see healthcare-safety).
Con: rent runs meaningfully above the national average
The average Plantation apartment rents for $2,480/month per RentCafe -- meaningfully above typical national figures, offset only partially by the lack of a Florida state income tax (see cost-of-living).
Con: average school ratings and elevated property crime
Plantation's two named high schools rate 4/10 and 5/10 on GreatSchools -- solidly average rather than standout -- and property crime runs 29.2% above the national average, a real tradeoff to weigh against the lower violent-crime rate (see schools-families and healthcare-safety).
Key takeaways
- Pro: established, mature neighborhoods and a central Broward location near Fort Lauderdale and FLL airport.
- Pro: violent crime runs 41.5% below the national average.
- Con: average apartment rent ($2,480/month) runs meaningfully above national norms.
- Con: both named high schools post average (4/10, 5/10) results, and property crime runs 29.2% above the national average.
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