Best Places33498, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33498, 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.
33498 ranks 2,611th 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 33498
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.
33498's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33498 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$157,168 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 33498 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,238 a month, better than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33498
A household needs to earn about $186,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33498 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $157,168, 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 33498'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33498
33498 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33498.
Who works in 33498, and how
Work in 33498 centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 33498
33498 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33498 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33498, month by month
33498 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 33498
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 22 miles away.
The best schools in and around 33498
Schools across 33498 average an A, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Waters Edge Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Sunrise Park Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Sandpiper Shores Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Loggers' Run Community Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Eagles Landing Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- West Boca Raton High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Olympic Heights Community HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33498 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33498 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 33498 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33498
Is 33498 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33498 ranks 2,611th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, high incomes, and what local pay buys, 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 33498 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $708,528. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $157,168 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 33498 safe?
Yes, 33498 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare 33498 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33498. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33498 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.
33498 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33498: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33498: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33498: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33498: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33498 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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