Best Places33955, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33955, 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.
33955 ranks 12,759th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33955
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.
33955's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33955 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 33955 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33955
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33955 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $78,364, 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 33955's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 33955
33955 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 33955.
Who works in 33955, and how
Work in 33955 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 33955
The coast is about 41 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33955, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33955, month by month
33955 sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 77, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| April | 88° | 74° | 60° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 89° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of 33955
The nearest airport, Punta Gorda, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Southwest Florida International, about 25 miles away.
The best schools in and around 33955
Schools across 33955 average a B+, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- East Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Patriot Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Challenger Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Punta Gorda Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Charlotte High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Island Coast High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33955 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33955 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 33955 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33955
Is 33955 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33955 ranks 12,759th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and health care access, 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 33955 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $382,828. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $78,364 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 33955 safe?
Yes, 33955 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $85 per resident a year.
Compare 33955 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33955. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33955 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.
33955 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33955: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33955: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33955: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33955: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33955 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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