Best Places33945, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33945, 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.
33945 ranks 31,022nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33945
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.
33945's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33945 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$108,644 median, better than 85% of zip codes
Where 33945 ranks low
- Short commute50.0 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
Who lives in 33945
33945 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 33945.
Who works in 33945, and how
Work in 33945 centers on construction and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 29%
- Work from home 69%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 33945
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33945, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33945, month by month
33945 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 33945
The nearest airport, Punta Gorda, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Southwest Florida International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around 33945
Schools across 33945 average an A−, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- The Sanibel SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Pine Island Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Challenger Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 33945 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33945 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 33945 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33945
Is 33945 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33945 ranks 31,022nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33945 safe?
33945 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $681 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33945?
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.
Compare 33945 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33945. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33945 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.
33945 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33945: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33945: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33945: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33945: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33945 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.
- 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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