Best Places34134, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34134, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
34134 ranks 5,961st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 34134
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.
34134's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34134 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$135,912 median, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 34134 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34134
A household needs to earn about $211,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34134 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $135,912, 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 34134'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 and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34134
34134 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 34134.
Who works in 34134, and how
Work in 34134 centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 34134
34134 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 34134 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34134, month by month
34134 sees roughly 127 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 34134
Southwest Florida International sits about 13 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 34134
Schools across 34134 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Rayma C. Page Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Naples Park Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Naples Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Lexington Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Gulf Coast High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Estero High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- South Fort Myers High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34134 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34134 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 34134 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 34134
Is 34134 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34134 ranks 5,961st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, state infrastructure, and low taxes, 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 34134 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $813,052. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $135,912 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 34134 safe?
34134 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare 34134 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34134. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34134 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.
34134 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34134: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34134: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34134: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34134: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34134 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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