Best Places32304, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32304, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32304 ranks 26,426th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32304
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.
32304's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32304 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 32304 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$36,313 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32304
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32304 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $36,313, 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 32304's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32304
32304 runs younger 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 32304.
Who works in 32304, and how
Work in 32304 centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 32304
32304 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. The coast is about 47 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 32304 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32304, month by month
32304 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 54° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 32304
The nearest airport, Tallahassee International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 157 miles away.
The best schools in and around 32304
Schools across 32304 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fort Braden SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Bond Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Sabal Palm Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Raa Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- R. Frank Nims Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Griffin Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- SailB · 48% proficient
- Amos P. Godby High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Success Academy At Ghazvini Learning CenterF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32304 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32304 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 32304 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32304 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 32304
Is 32304 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32304 ranks 26,426th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, biking, and low taxes, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32304 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,549. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $36,313 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 32304 safe?
32304 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32304?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 40. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 57% of zip codes.
Is 32304 good for families?
Schools beat 25% of zip codes, crime safety beats 42%, and childcare runs $785 a month.
Compare 32304 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32304. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32304 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.
32304 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32304: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32304: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32304: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32304: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32304 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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