Best Places33914, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33914, 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.
33914 ranks 11,014th 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 33914
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.
33914's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33914 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 33914 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33914
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33914 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,135, 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 33914's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33914
33914 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33914.
Who works in 33914, and how
Work in 33914 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 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 33914
The coast is about 22 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33914, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33914, month by month
33914 sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 77, with lows near 54. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77° | 65° | 54° |
| April | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 89° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of 33914
Southwest Florida International sits about 16 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.5 million passengers in 2025, with 103 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 33914
Schools across 33914 average a B+, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oasis Charter Elementary School-southA · 70% proficient
- Gulf Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Pelican Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oasis Charter Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Gulf Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Challenger Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Oasis Charter High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Ida S. Baker High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- South Fort Myers High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33914 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33914 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 33914 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33914 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 72% of zip codes and health care access beats 68%.
Common questions about living in 33914
Is 33914 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33914 ranks 11,014th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low crime, 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 33914 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $453,132. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $85,135 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 33914 safe?
Yes, 33914 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $94 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33914?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 77 with lows near 54. That works out to about 114 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of zip codes.
Is 33914 good for families?
Schools beat 75% of zip codes, crime safety beats 98%, and childcare runs $820 a month.
Compare 33914 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33914. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33914 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.
33914 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33914: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33914: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33914: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33914: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33914 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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