Best Places32949, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32949, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32949 ranks 6,382nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32949
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.
32949's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32949 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 32949 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32949
A household needs to earn about $136,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32949 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,582, 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 32949's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 32949
32949 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32949.
Who works in 32949, and how
Work in 32949 centers on manufacturing and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 32949
The coast is about 23 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 32949, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32949, month by month
32949 sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| April | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 86° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of 32949
The nearest airport, Melbourne Orlando International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around 32949
Schools across 32949 average an A−, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Freedom 7 Elementary School Of International StudiesA+ · 88% proficient
- W. Melbourne Elementary School For ScienceA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stone Magnet Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- West Shore Junior/senior High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Bayside High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32949 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32949 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 32949 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 32949
Is 32949 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32949 ranks 6,382nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32949 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $528,803. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $116,582 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 32949 safe?
Yes, 32949 is safer than 100% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $72 per resident a year.
Compare 32949 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32949. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32949 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.
32949 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32949: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32949: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32949: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32949: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32949 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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