Best Places32176, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32176, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32176 ranks 10,519th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32176
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
32176's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32176 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 32176 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32176
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32176 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,804, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 32176's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32176
32176 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32176.
Who works in 32176, and how
Work in 32176 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 32176
32176 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes. The coast is about 0 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 32176 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32176, month by month
32176 sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 60° | 50° |
| April | 78° | 73° | 63° |
| July | 89° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 81° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of 32176
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around 32176
Schools across 32176 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Trail Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Ormond Beach Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Beachside Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ormond Beach Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Seabreeze High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32176 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32176 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 32176 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 32176
Is 32176 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32176 ranks 10,519th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32176 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $408,272. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $79,804 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 32176 safe?
Yes, 32176 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $163 per resident a year.
Compare 32176 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32176. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32176 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
32176 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32176: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32176: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32176: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32176: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32176 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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