Best Places34250, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34250, 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.
34250 ranks 16,763rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 34250
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.
34250's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34250 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 34250 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute41.4 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
Who lives in 34250
34250 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 34250.
Who works in 34250, and how
Work in 34250 centers on education and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 34250
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 34250, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34250, month by month
34250 sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 88° | 77° | 70° |
Flying in and out of 34250
The nearest airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around 34250
Schools across 34250 average a C, better than 33% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ida M. Stewart Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Palm View K-8 SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Martha B. King Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Palmetto High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34250 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34250 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 34250 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 34250
Is 34250 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34250 ranks 16,763rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a strong job market, and health care access, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 34250 safe?
34250 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34250?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 51. That works out to about 158 pleasant days a year, more than 91% of zip codes.
Compare 34250 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34250. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34250 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.
34250 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34250: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34250: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34250: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34250: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34250 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.
- 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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