Best Places33976, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33976, 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.
33976 ranks 26,006th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33976
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.
33976's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33976 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 128 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 33976 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Short commute39.7 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33976
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33976 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,004, 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 33976's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 33976
33976 runs younger than the country, 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 33976.
Who works in 33976, and how
Work in 33976 centers on construction 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 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 33976
The coast is about 29 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 33976, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33976, month by month
33976 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 33976
Southwest Florida International sits about 6 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 33976
Schools across 33976 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tortuga Preserve Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harns Marsh Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Dunbar High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33976 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33976 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 33976 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 33976
Is 33976 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33976 ranks 26,006th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on car insurance costs and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33976 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,451. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $72,004 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 33976 safe?
Yes, 33976 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $162 per resident a year.
Compare 33976 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33976. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33976 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.
33976 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33976: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33976: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33976: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33976: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33976 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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