Best Places33972, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33972, 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.
33972 ranks 24,566th 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 33972
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.
33972's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33972 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 128 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of zip codes
Where 33972 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Short commute40.3 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33972
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33972 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,286; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 33972's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 33972
33972's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 33972.
Who works in 33972, and how
Work in 33972 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 33972
The coast is about 41 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33972, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33972, month by month
33972 sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 76, with lows near 53. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| April | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 88° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of 33972
Southwest Florida International sits about 11 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 33972
Schools across 33972 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tortuga Preserve Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Labelle Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Labelle Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Harns Marsh Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Labelle High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Dunbar High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33972 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33972 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 33972 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33972
Is 33972 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33972 ranks 24,566th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33972 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,819. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $73,286 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 33972 safe?
Yes, 33972 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
Compare 33972 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33972. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33972 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.
33972 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33972: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33972: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33972: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33972: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33972 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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