Best Places34482, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34482, 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.
34482 ranks 18,828th 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 34482
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.
34482's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34482 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 126 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 34482 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34482
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34482 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $70,681; 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 34482'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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34482
34482 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 34482.
Who works in 34482, and how
Work in 34482 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 34482
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 34482.
What the weather is like in 34482, month by month
34482 sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 56° | 45° |
| April | 84° | 71° | 58° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 85° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of 34482
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around 34482
Schools across 34482 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Romeo Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- College Park Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Fessenden Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Howard Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Dunnellon Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Liberty Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- West Port High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Dunnellon High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- North Marion High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34482 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34482 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 34482 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34482 suits
Families
Schools land around the 50th percentile and crime safety beats 79%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 34482
Is 34482 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34482 ranks 18,828th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 34482 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,652. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $70,681 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 34482 safe?
Yes, 34482 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34482?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 45. That works out to about 126 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 34482 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 79%, and childcare runs $775 a month.
Compare 34482 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34482. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34482 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.
34482 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34482: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34482: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34482: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34482: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34482 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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