57 Landscape Lighting Statistics Every South Florida Homeowner Should Know (2025)

Updated July 2025 | Sources include DOE, NAR, Houzz, FBI & industry studies.

Table of Contents

1. Market Size & Adoption
   
2. Energy - Efficiency & Lifespan
   
3. ROI, Home Value & Curb Appeal
   
4. Security & Safety
   
5. Homeowner Demand & Trends
   
6. Smart Tech & Controls
   
7. Climate, Codes & Durability
   
8. Nightlight Pros Insider Stats

1 — Market Size & Adoption

1. The global outdoor-lighting market hit $39.4 billion in 2024 and is on pace for a 5 % CAGR through 2034.
(gminsights.com)
2. The U.S. landscape-lighting segment alone will add $132.6 million by 2028 (5.61 % CAGR).
(prnewswire.com)
3. North America is forecast to grow another $145 million by 2029 (4.9 % CAGR).
(technavio.com)
4. Technavio expects global growth of $746 million (2024-28) for outdoor landscape lighting.
(tmcnet.com)
5. Outdoor LEDs already own 51.4 % adoption share—highest of any residential LED segment.
(modern.place)
6. North-American LED market overall is growing 11.6 % CAGR (2024-28).
(technavio.com)
7. In Houzz’s latest study, 78 % of homeowners upgrading outdoor systems added lighting.
(houzz.com)
8. 81 % of those opted for purpose-built landscape lighting (vs. string lights, sconces).
(houzz.com)
9. Lighting upgrades were the #1 outdoor project (23 %) among 2024 remodels.
(houzz.com)
10. The outdoor lighting market grew 7.4 % YoY to $15.38 billion in 2025.
(blog.tbrc.info)

2 — Energy-Efficiency & Lifespan

11. ENERGY STAR LEDs use ≥ 75 % less energy than incandescents.
(energy.gov)
12. Florida Power & Light notes LEDs can cut up to 85 % of lighting energy costs.
(fpl.com)
13. Swapping five bulbs for LEDs saves ≈ $225 per year for the average U.S. home.
(energy.gov)

14. DOE estimates full LED adoption would save > 1 quad of outdoor energy annually (≈ 9 % of U.S. lighting load).
(energy.gov)
15. Lighting still accounts for 15 % of an average household’s electric bill.
(energy.gov)
16. Quality LED fixtures last 25 k-35 k hours; incandescents ≈ 1 k hours.
(bestprolighting.com)
17. Top-tier outdoor LEDs are rated 50 k hours—≈ 17 years at 8 hrs/night.
(ledified.com.au)
18. Smart-LED segment is expanding 14.9 % per year, driven by app-based controls.
(modern.place)

3 — ROI, Home Value & Curb Appeal

19. A landscape-lighting project costs ≈ $6,800 and recoups 59 % of cost at resale.
(cepro.com)
20. Professional landscaping (incl. lighting) boosts sale price 15-20 % on average.
(bankrate.com)
21. Consumer Reports finds strategic lighting can raise resale 5-10 %.
(britenites.com)
22. Michigan State study: quality landscaping lifts valuations up to 12 %.
(oregonoutdoorlighting.com)
23. 92 % of REALTORS® recommend curb-appeal lighting before listing.
(nar.realtor)
24. Landscape lighting earns a perfect “Joy Score” of 10 from homeowners (NAR) (cepro.com).
25. Exterior projects make up 8 of the top 10 ROI remodels (Remodeling Mag 2024).
(zillow.com)
26. Better Homes & Gardens lists walkway lighting among top value-add garden upgrades.
(bhg.com)

4 — Security & Safety

27. A NYC RCT showed violent crime dropped 39 % when extra street lighting was added.
(crimelab.uchicago.edu)
28. Overall index crimes fell 7 % in the same experiment.
(crimelab.uchicago.edu)
29. Dimmed “white-light” trials still produced measurable crime reductions.
(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
30. 28 % of burglaries occur while someone’s home; lighting is cited as a deterrent.
(cast-lighting.com)
31. 51 % of U.S. consumers plan to buy a security product (lighting & cameras) in 2025.
(safehome.org)
32. ADT notes motion-sensor lights create “obstacles” that discourage opportunistic burglars.
(adt.com)
33. Proper night lighting reduces trip-and-fall liability—footcandle codes set ≥ 1 fc minimum.
(library.municode.com)
34. DOE cites safer pedestrian navigation as a prime benefit of responsible outdoor lighting.
(energy.gov)

5 — Homeowner Demand & Trends

35. 78 % of outdoor-project homeowners upgraded lighting (Houzz).
(houzz.com)
36. Lighting outranked irrigation & security as the most-added outdoor system (23 %) in 2024.
(houzz.com)
37. Thumbtack poll: curb-appeal lighting was a top “summer upgrade” for 1,000 homeowners.
(blog.landscapeprofessionals.org)
38. Smart homes: buyers now expect exterior smart lighting & security as a baseline feature.
(midamericacomponents.com)
39. Houzz trend list highlights adjustable color-temperature lighting as a 2025 must-have.
(houzz.com)
40. Outdoor lighting leads all sectors for residential LED adoption (51.4 %).
(modern.place)
41. Warm-white (2700-3000 K) remains the preferred color temp for visibility & ambiance.
(washingtonoutdoorlighting.com)
42. All-metal fixtures now make up 32 % of new installs, per Houzz materials data.
(houzz.com)

6 — Smart Tech & Controls

43. Smart-LED lighting segment is growing 14.9 % annually.
(modern.place)
44. Buyers rank remote-app control among the top three desired outdoor tech features.
(midamericacomponents.com)
45. Color-tunable exterior fixtures feature in 34 home-design trends for 2025 (Houzz).
(houzz.com)
46. Multi-zone automation can cut nightly runtime by 30 %, extending LED life.
(energy.gov)
47. Low-voltage smart systems reduce transformer heat load by ≈ 50 % compared to legacy timers.
(energy.gov)
48. Outdoor lighting is called a “gateway” smart-home upgrade in recent integrator reports.
(cepro.com)

7 — Climate, Codes & Durability

49. Brass & copper fixtures withstand Florida’s salt-air corrosion 3-5× better than aluminum (Outdoor Lighting Perspectives).
(outdoorlights.com)
50. Hurricanes turn yard debris into projectiles—the #1 cause of exterior fixture damage post-storm.
(floridawds.com)
51. Parkland, FL code caps light-trespass at 0.5 fc and sets a 4:1 avg-to-min ratio.
(library.municode.com)
52. DOE urges “Five Principles of Responsible Outdoor Lighting” to limit ecological impacts.
(energy.gov)
53. Solar path lights average 8-hour runtime and 50 k-hour LED life but need full-sun charge.
(people.com)

8 — Nightlight Pros Insider Stats*

54. 40 % of Nightlight Pros clients add app-based smart timers.
Internal project logs 2023-24

55. 65 % choose warm-white 3000 K LEDs for palms & façades.
Internal project logs 2023-24

56. 15 % request color-changing holiday modes.
Internal project logs 2023-24

57. 90 % of maintenance calls are resolved in a single visit.
Service CRM data

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