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Introduction to Pembroke Pines, Florida
Incorporated in 1960, Pembroke Pines is a city located in southeast Broward County on Florida's southern Atlantic Coast. Pembroke Pines is twenty minutes south of Fort Lauderdale, and twenty five minutes north of Miami. Pembroke Pines took its name from its location along Pembroke Road. Pembroke Pines is the second largest city in Broward County and the ninth largest city in Florida.
Pembroke Pines residents have easy access to Port Everglades, the second busiest cruise port in the world, the Port of Miami, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and the Miami International Airport. Major highways in and around Pembroke Pines include: US 27 which gives access to the center of the state and Lake Okeechobee areas, the Florida Turnpike, and I-75.
Pembroke Pines won the National Civic League's coveted "All-America City Award" in 2004 and was a finalist community in 2003. Pembroke Pines also received an "outstanding achievement award" in the "2005 City Livability Awards" Program, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Many of Pembroke Pines schools have received the "Five Star School Award" from the Florida Department of Education as schools that have shown evidence of exemplary community involvement.
Pembroke Pines Arts and Culture
Pembroke Pines provides easy access to all of the leisure time attractions of nearby Miami as well as the entire South Florida metropolitan area. Some attractions of note in and around Pembroke Pines include:
Pembroke Pines residents also have easy access to a plethora of professional sports offerings available in South Florida, including:
For college football fans, nearby Miami is the annual home to college football's Orange Bowl every January.
Pembroke Pines strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Florida):
| Category | Trophy | |
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| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Racial Diversity (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
Comparing Pembroke Pines to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Florida (State):
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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