Best Places34116, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34116, 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.
34116 ranks 16,196th 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 34116
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.
34116's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34116 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 34116 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34116
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34116 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,987, 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 34116's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34116
34116 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 34116.
Who works in 34116, and how
Work in 34116 centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 34116
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 34116, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34116, month by month
34116 sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 77, with lows near 56. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| April | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 88° | 79° | 72° |
Flying in and out of 34116
Southwest Florida International sits about 24 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 34116
Schools across 34116 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Vineyards Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Poinciana Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Big Cypress Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakridge Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Gulfview Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
- East Naples Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Naples High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lely High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Golden Gate High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34116 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34116 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 34116 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34116 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 34116
Is 34116 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34116 ranks 16,196th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, and lowest on disaster risk and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 34116 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $429,809. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $77,987 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 34116 safe?
Yes, 34116 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $139 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34116?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 77 with lows near 56. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Is 34116 good for families?
Schools beat 67% of zip codes, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $974 a month.
Compare 34116 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34116. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34116 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.
34116 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34116: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34116: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34116: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34116: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34116 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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