Best Places32606, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32606, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32606 ranks 3,149th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32606
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.
32606's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32606 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 32606 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32606
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32606 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $96,678; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 32606's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 32606
32606's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 32606.
Who works in 32606, and how
Work in 32606 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 32606
32606 has more parkland per resident than 67% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 32606 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32606, month by month
32606 sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| April | 84° | 70° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 32606
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around 32606
Schools across 32606 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hidden Oak Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- William S. Talbot Elem SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kanapaha Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Fort Clarke Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Westwood Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- F. W. Buchholz High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Gainesville High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Santa Fe High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32606 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32606 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 32606 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32606 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 67% of zip codes and health care access beats 64%.
Common questions about living in 32606
Is 32606 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32606 ranks 3,149th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, an educated workforce, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32606 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,955. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $96,678 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 32606 safe?
Yes, 32606 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32606?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 42. That works out to about 105 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of zip codes.
Is 32606 good for families?
Schools beat 84% of zip codes, crime safety beats 82%, and childcare runs $952 a month.
Compare 32606 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32606. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32606 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.
32606 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32606: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32606: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32606: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32606: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32606 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.