Best Places32948, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32948, 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.
32948 ranks 28,701st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32948
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.
32948's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32948 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 32948 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32948
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32948 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,184, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 32948's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32948
32948 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32948.
Who works in 32948, and how
Work in 32948 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 32948
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 32948, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32948, month by month
32948 sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 75, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75° | 63° | 52° |
| April | 84° | 74° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of 32948
The nearest airport, Vero Beach Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around 32948
Schools across 32948 average a B, better than 61% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Treasure Coast Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Fellsmere Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Storm Grove Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Sebastian River Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Southwest Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Sebastian River High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Vero Beach High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Bayside High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32948 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32948 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 32948 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 32948
Is 32948 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32948 ranks 28,701st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and clean air, and lowest on disaster risk and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32948 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,301. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $66,184 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 32948 safe?
32948 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare 32948 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32948. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32948 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.
32948 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32948: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32948: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32948: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32948: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32948 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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