Cooper City Rated one of 10 BEST Towns for Families!

[heydade]

Originally Posted by compelled to reply

Crime in Coral Springs by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 2
per 100,000 0.9 2.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 1.5
Rapes 18 22 13 25 24 22 9 2
per 100,000 15.9 17.9 10.8 20.3 18.8 16.9 6.9 1.5
Robberies 59 76 73 87 70 80 58 86
per 100,000 52.1 61.9 60.5 70.8 54.7 61.6 44.2 65.7
Assaults 226 205 157 178 194 217 157 202
per 100,000 199.6 166.9 130.2 144.8 151.6 167.1 119.6 154.2
Burglaries 641 633 648 681 560 425 424 487
per 100,000 566.2 515.3 537.3 554.0 437.6 327.4 323.0 371.8
Thefts 2,556 2,695 2,393 2,613 2,695 2,440 1,975 2,209
per 100,000 2257.8 2194.1 1984.3 2125.7 2105.9 1879.4 1504.7 1686.6
Auto thefts 417 351 318 332 286 277 243 253
per 100,000 368.4 285.8 263.7 270.1 223.5 213.4 185.1 193.2
Arson 15 6 6 8 8 4 7 7
per 100,000 13.3 4.9 5.0 6.5 6.3 3.1 5.3 5.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 229.5 217.9 194.2 215.1 197.6 180.6 140.3 163.8

Crime in Cooper City by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
per 100,000 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 3 2 0 3 8 5 2 2
per 100,000 10.1 6.6 0.0 10.3 27.2 17.0 6.6 6.6
Robberies 11 8 14 12 3 8 17 18
per 100,000 37.2 26.2 48.8 41.1 10.2 27.1 56.5 59.0
Assaults 24 37 45 37 51 42 82 68
per 100,000 81.1 121.4 157.0 126.6 173.5 142.4 272.3 222.7
Burglaries 146 104 161 169 125 99 107 113
per 100,000 493.4 341.2 561.7 578.5 425.2 335.7 355.4 370.2
Thefts 452 367 435 552 550 442 467 426
per 100,000 1527.6 1204.0 1517.6 1889.4 1870.7 1498.6 1550.9 1395.4
Auto thefts 38 48 37 43 41 29 24 33
per 100,000 128.4 157.5 129.1 147.2 139.5 98.3 79.7 108.1
Arson 5 0 4 1 3 3 4 6
per 100,000 16.9 0.0 14.0 3.4 10.2 10.2 13.3 19.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 141.4 128.6 156.4 173.7 182.1 141.5 170.0 157.9

The schools are also quite a bit better as far as public goes but Coral Springs has way more to do in the way of dining and activities for kids and adults.

10th safest in 2006 according to compelled to reply...

http://www.city-data.com/forum/flori...prings-fl.html

[heydade]

Chartered in 1963, Coral Springs is a community in Broward County located northwest of the city of Fort Lauderdale. Inhabited by 117,549 residents (according to the 2000 census) Coral Springs features lively neighborhoods, a multitude of parks, a regional mall, and outstanding recreational facilities.
Coral Springs holds several accolades including being named the 27th best city in the United States in which to live (Money Magazine, 2006), the 10th safest city in the US (Morgan Quitno, 2007) and one of the 100 best communities for kids (America’s Promise, 2007).

[heydade]

not knocking cooper city by the way....but it's too congested in my eyes.

[compelled to reply]

Funny, Coral Springs is more congested to me in my eyes. Not too congested, but you have some busy streets passing through. I find Cooper City quieter and less crowded . The busiest street is Stirling Rd and that road is practically deserted compared to Universtiy Dr or Sample. But yeah, Morgan-Quitno only ranks cities of 75 thousand or more I believe, thus Cooper City not being on the list. Not knocking on Coral Springs either but it pretty much depends on what you want. Their both good places to live but in my opinion Cooper City is quieter and better for families. Coral Springs schools have declined a bit over the past 10 years and there seem to be more "Wannabe gangsters" ESPECIALLY compared to Cooper City (not saying they don't exist there but it's not widespread).

[heydade]

Originally Posted by compelled to reply

Funny, Coral Springs is more congested to me in my eyes. Not too congested, but you have some busy streets passing through. I find Cooper City quieter and less crowded . The busiest street is Stirling Rd and that road is practically deserted compared to Universtiy Dr or Sample. But yeah, Morgan-Quitno only ranks cities of 75 thousand or more I believe, thus Cooper City not being on the list. Not knocking on Coral Springs either but it pretty much depends on what you want. Their both good places to live but in my opinion Cooper City is quieter and better for families. Coral Springs schools have declined a bit over the past 10 years and there seem to be more "Wannabe gangsters" ESPECIALLY compared to Cooper City (not saying they don't exist there but it's not widespread).

true...coral springs still has "riverside" lol

[gameroom]

Originally Posted by tallrick

Better to go a few miles west for southwest Ranches!

Yes! I agree! SW Ranches is Fantastic! I love it! In fact it borders Cooper City on the West. However.....most people can't afford SW Ranches, since all the homes are on at least 1 Acre. And 1 acre is typically going for $500,000. (without a house). At least the last time I priced acreage which was about 6 years ago thats how much it was.

[gameroom]

The poster that said Coral Springs has more "wannabe gangsters" is very very accurate. True there are good areas of Coral Springs. However there is a large part of Coral Springs that is horrible! It is a larger city, which probably accounts for alot of the problem areas it has.

Many people live in Broward and commute to Dade for work. MOST of those folks don't want to go as far as Coral Springs to live. In fact many people that work in Fort Lauderdale even - don't want Weston, or Coral Springs just due to the distance, but they do want the "burbs" that are closer in such as Cooper City. I've worked in the Real Estate Home Rental business, and spoke to thousands of callers inquiring on ads for all areas. Coral Springs and Weston are in much less demand than Cooper City. When a decent home (clean priced fair) goes on the market in Cooper City it will be rented within hours. The same decent home in Weston, or Coral Springs can sit on the market for months. And that is just the rental market. Also, Coral Springs doesn't have the advantage for renting that Cooper City does with all the colleges and universities in close proximity. As gas prices increase the demand for more convenient locations will only increase.

Don't get me wrong, there are some nice neighborhoods of Coral Springs. I just would not want to live there, nor would I recommend it, especially for resale.