Best Places33917, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33917, 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.
33917 ranks 24,803rd 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 33917
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.
33917's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33917 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 33917 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33917
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33917 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,515, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 33917's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33917
33917 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 33917.
Who works in 33917, and how
Work in 33917 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 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 33917
33917 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. The coast is about 29 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 33917 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33917, month by month
33917 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 33917
Southwest Florida International sits about 14 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 33917
Schools across 33917 average a B−, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- East Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- North Fort Myers Academy For The ArtsB+ · 52% proficient
- Bayshore Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Punta Gorda Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Mariner Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Harns Marsh Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Charlotte High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Dunbar High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Island Coast High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33917 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33917 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 33917 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33917 suits
Families
Schools land around the 50th percentile and crime safety beats 65%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 72% of zip codes and health care access beats 62%.
Common questions about living in 33917
Is 33917 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33917 ranks 24,803rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and clean air, 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 33917 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,542. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $63,515 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 33917 safe?
Yes, 33917 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33917?
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 33917 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $820 a month.
Compare 33917 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33917. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33917 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.
33917 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33917: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33917: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33917: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33917: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33917 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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