Best Places34287, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34287, 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.
34287 ranks 15,541st 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 34287
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.
34287's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34287 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 34287 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Short commute31.3 minutes each way, better than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34287
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34287 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $67,853; 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 34287's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 34287
34287 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 34287.
Who works in 34287, and how
Work in 34287 centers on retail trade 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 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 34287
34287 has more parkland per resident than 67% of zip codes. The coast is about 20 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 34287 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34287, month by month
34287 sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 56. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 63° | 56° |
| April | 82° | 75° | 67° |
| July | 91° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 87° | 79° | 72° |
Flying in and out of 34287
The nearest airport, Punta Gorda, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Southwest Florida International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 34287
Schools across 34287 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Taylor Ranch Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Cranberry Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Lamarque Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Venice Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Heron Creek Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Murdock Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Venice Senior High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- North Port High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Port Charlotte High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34287 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34287 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 34287 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34287 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 89% of zip codes and health care access beats 70%.
Common questions about living in 34287
Is 34287 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34287 ranks 15,541st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, 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 34287 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,798. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $67,853 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 34287 safe?
Yes, 34287 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $124 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34287?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 56. That works out to about 149 pleasant days a year, more than 89% of zip codes.
Is 34287 good for families?
Schools beat 78% of zip codes, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $945 a month.
Compare 34287 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34287. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34287 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.
34287 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34287: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34287: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34287: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34287: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34287 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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