Best Places33409, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33409, 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.
33409 ranks 25,283rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33409
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.
33409's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33409 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 33409 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33409
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33409 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,937, 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 33409's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33409
33409 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33409.
Who works in 33409, and how
Work in 33409 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 33409
33409 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33409 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33409, month by month
33409 sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 78, with lows near 57. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| April | 85° | 76° | 68° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of 33409
Palm Beach International sits about 2 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 33409
Schools across 33409 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Renaissance Charter School At West Palm BeachA · 64% proficient
- West Gate Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Hope-centennial Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Conniston Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bear Lakes Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Forest Hill Community High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Palm Beach Lakes High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Florida Futures AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33409 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33409 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 33409 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33409 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 33409
Is 33409 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33409 ranks 25,283rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, and lowest on car insurance costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33409 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,177. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $66,937 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 33409 safe?
33409 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $378 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33409?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 78 with lows near 57. That works out to about 89 pleasant days a year, more than 55% of zip codes.
Is 33409 good for families?
Schools beat 32% of zip codes, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $1,238 a month.
Compare 33409 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33409. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33409 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.
33409 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33409: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33409: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33409: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33409: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33409 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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