City Score: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL scores 43 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 56 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 23 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

  • What Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is up against: 18 out of 100 — Better than 99% of cbsas, up 16 points
  • Where grace is growing: 33 out of 100 — Better than 59% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 25 out of 100 — Better than 16% of cbsas, up 3 points
  • Christian liberty: 83 out of 100 — Better than 93% of cbsas, down 3 points

What takes Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 23 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 43 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 41 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 25 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 20 percentile points (What Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is up against)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 16 percentile points (What Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is up against)
  • This quarter: Marriages up 12 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 81 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

  1. Parkland, FL — 69, Liberty
  2. Southwest Ranches, FL — 68, Liberty
  3. Tequesta, FL — 66, Liberty
  4. Doral, FL — 65, Liberty
  5. South Miami, FL — 64, Liberty
  6. Biscayne Park, FL — 63, Liberty
  7. Pahokee, FL — 63, Liberty
  8. Miami Springs, FL — 62, Liberty
  9. Pinecrest, FL — 61, Liberty
  10. Sunny Isles Beach, FL — 61, Liberty
  11. Aventura, FL — 60, Liberty
  12. Miami Lakes, FL — 59, Liberty
  13. West Miami, FL — 59, Liberty
  14. Highland Beach, FL — 58, Liberty
  15. Lake Park, FL — 57, Liberty
  16. Broward County, FL — 55, Liberty
  17. Pembroke Park, FL — 55, Liberty
  18. Florida City, FL — 54, Liberty
  19. Haverhill, FL — 54, Liberty
  20. Lauderdale Lakes, FL — 54, Liberty
  21. West Park, FL — 54, Liberty
  22. North Lauderdale, FL — 53, Liberty
  23. Palm Springs, FL — 53, Liberty
  24. Canal Point, FL — 52, Liberty
  25. Davie, FL — 52, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/miami-fort-lauderdale-west-palm-beach-fl. Methodology.

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