Best Places33496, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33496, 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.
33496 ranks 5,411th 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 33496
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.
33496's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33496 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 93% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 33496 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% 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 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,238 a month, better than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33496
A household needs to earn about $237,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33496 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $128,514, 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 33496's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 33496
33496 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33496.
Who works in 33496, and how
Work in 33496 centers on retail trade and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 33496
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33496, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33496, month by month
33496 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 33496
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Palm Beach International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around 33496
Schools across 33496 average an A, better than 93% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Calusa Elementary SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Sunrise Park Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Whispering Pines Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Omni Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Eagles Landing Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Spanish River Community High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Olympic Heights Community HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33496 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33496 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 33496 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33496 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 33% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33496
Is 33496 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33496 ranks 5,411th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, health care access, 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 33496 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $907,525. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $128,514 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 33496 safe?
Yes, 33496 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $173 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33496?
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 51% of zip codes.
Is 33496 good for families?
Schools beat 93% of zip codes, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $1,238 a month.
Compare 33496 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33496. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33496 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.
33496 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33496: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33496: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33496: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33496: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33496 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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