Best Places34142, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34142, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
34142 ranks 23,294th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 34142
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.
34142's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34142 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 34142 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34142
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34142 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $66,405; 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 34142's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34142
34142 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 34142.
Who works in 34142, and how
Work in 34142 centers on admin & support services and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 34142
34142 has more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 34142 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34142, month by month
34142 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 34142
Southwest Florida International sits about 22 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 34142
Schools across 34142 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Estates Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Highlands Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Sabal Palm Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Corkscrew Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Cypress Palm Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Clewiston Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Palmetto Ridge High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Labelle High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Clewiston High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34142 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34142 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 34142 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34142 suits
Common questions about living in 34142
Is 34142 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34142 ranks 23,294th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on thin health care access and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 34142 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $284,905. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $66,405 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 34142 safe?
Yes, 34142 is safer than 71% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34142?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 76 with lows near 53. That works out to about 128 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Is 34142 good for families?
Schools beat 57% of zip codes, crime safety beats 71%, and childcare runs $974 a month.
Compare 34142 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34142. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34142 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.
34142 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34142: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34142: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34142: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34142: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34142 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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