Best Places33486, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33486, 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.
33486 ranks 5,571st 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 33486
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.
33486's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33486 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
- Household income$135,968 median, better than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 33486 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33486
A household needs to earn about $187,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33486 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $135,968, 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 33486's effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33486
33486 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33486.
Who works in 33486, and how
Work in 33486 centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 33486
33486 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 5 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33486 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33486, month by month
33486 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 76, with lows near 62. The comfortable stretch runs December through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76° | 70° | 62° |
| April | 84° | 78° | 71° |
| July | 92° | 86° | 79° |
| October | 86° | 81° | 76° |
Flying in and out of 33486
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, about 19 miles away.
The best schools in and around 33486
Schools across 33486 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Addison Mizner SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Verde K-8A · 65% proficient
- J. C. Mitchell Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Omni Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Boca Raton Community Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Deerfield Beach Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Spanish River Community High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Boca Raton Community High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Deerfield Beach High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33486 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33486 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 33486 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33486 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33486
Is 33486 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33486 ranks 5,571st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, 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 33486 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $714,131. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $135,968 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 33486 safe?
33486 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $207 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33486?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 76 with lows near 62. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of zip codes.
Is 33486 good for families?
Schools beat 91% of zip codes, crime safety beats 51%, and childcare runs $1,238 a month.
Compare 33486 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33486. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33486 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.
33486 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33486: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33486: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33486: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33486: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33486 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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