A city of 96,293, settled in 1953. Nearly 4.3% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Plantation does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Plantation. Another town gets a different order.
26 miles of trails across 38 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plantation Central Park | 2.9 mi | 102 |
| 2. Volunteer Park | 2.9 mi | 79 |
| 3. Heritage Park | 2 mi | 86 |
Plantation beats the Florida average on 13 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Plantation | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6% | 7.5% |
Most working residents leave Plantation for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Lauderdale (14%), Sunrise (9%) and Davie (5%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
The public schools Plantation’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Charter School at Plantation | K–8 | 933 | C− |
| Central Park Elementary School | PK–5 | 800 | A− |
| Tropical Elementary School | PK–5 | 791 | B+ |
| Mirror Lake Elementary School | PK–5 | 639 | C+ |
| Plantation Elementary School | PK–5 | 550 | C− |
| Peters Elementary School | PK–5 | 504 | C |
The typical Plantation home is worth about $495,000, down 2.1% in a year, 32% above the Florida typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
Plantation reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 67% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 72%.
Plantation has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 58°, and snow is almost unheard of.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
38 notable people were born in Plantation.
City in the United States
Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the Miami metropolitan area. The city's name comes from the previous part-owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company, and their unsuccessful attempts to establish a rice plantation in the area. As of the 2020 US census, the population was 91,750.
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5 towns share a border with Plantation.
