Each year, Fort Lauderdale reviews the pricing list for its burial services in order to stay competitive. And people should know that the city offers a 25 percent discount for residents.

Of the city's four cemeteries, only Woodlawn on Northwest 19th Avenue is currently closed to new burials. The other three are Lauderdale Memorial Park, Evergreen, and Sunset Memorial Gardens.

According to Julius Delisio, cemetery liaison for the city, there are no private cemeteries within the city's limits and since much of South Florida is close to sea level - particularly in areas where high-water tables make basements rare - most the city's cemeteries stand on properties that have been built up artificially.

While the city does offer discounted prices for city residents and veterans, the services list also contains separate prices for burial in each cemetery; as low as $896 in Lauderdale Memorial to as much as $1,646 in Evergreen.

Plot placement will also cost more, and peak times (after 3 p.m. and on Sundays) can nearly double the cost in some cases.

Additionally, in accordance with city code, 19 percent of the total sale of a city plot or lot goes into a trust created to help pay for the cost of maintaining the four cemeteries.

Burial service prices
(Weekdays/Sat. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Lauderdale Memorial Park, $896
Sunset Memorial Gardens, $896
Evergreen Cemetery, $1,046

Burial space prices
(Single plots)

Lauderdale Memorial Park, $1,496-$2,696
Sunset Memorial Gardens, $1,496-$2,696
Evergreen Cemetery, $3,596-$5,621