Best Places33478, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33478, 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.
33478 ranks 5,523rd 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 33478
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.
33478's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33478 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$143,450 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 33478 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,229 a month, better than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33478
A household needs to earn about $202,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33478 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $143,450, 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 33478's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 33478
33478 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33478.
Who works in 33478, and how
Work in 33478 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 33478
33478 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. The coast is about 16 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 33478 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33478, month by month
33478 sees roughly 101 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 33478
Palm Beach International sits about 18 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 33478
Schools across 33478 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jupiter Farms Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Marsh Pointe ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Pierce Hammock Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Independence Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Watson B. Duncan Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Osceola Creek Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Jupiter High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- William T. Dwyer High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- South Fork High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33478 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33478 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 33478 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33478
Is 33478 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33478 ranks 5,523rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and high incomes, and lowest on disaster risk 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 33478 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $763,258. The overall cost of living runs about 27% above the national average. Set against a $143,450 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 33478 safe?
Yes, 33478 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $116 per resident a year.
Compare 33478 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33478. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33478 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.
33478 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33478: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33478: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33478: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33478: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33478 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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