Best Places34606, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34606, 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.
34606 ranks 21,451st 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 34606
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.
34606's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34606 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 34606 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Household income$57,681 median, better than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34606
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34606 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $57,681; 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 34606's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34606
34606 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 34606.
Who works in 34606, and how
Work in 34606 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 34606
34606 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. The coast is about 16 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 34606 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34606, month by month
34606 sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 58° | 45° |
| April | 86° | 72° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 88° | 74° | 63° |
Flying in and out of 34606
Tampa International sits about 34 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.1 million passengers in 2025, with 135 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 34606
Schools across 34606 average a B, better than 64% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Westside Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Spring Hill Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Deltona Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fox Chapel Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Frank W. Springstead High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Weeki Wachee High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Central High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34606 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34606 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 34606 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34606 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 34606
Is 34606 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34606 ranks 21,451st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, fast internet, 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 34606 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,018. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $57,681 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 34606 safe?
Yes, 34606 is safer than 81% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $143 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34606?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 45. That works out to about 143 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of zip codes.
Is 34606 good for families?
Schools beat 64% of zip codes, crime safety beats 81%, and childcare runs $651 a month.
Compare 34606 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34606. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34606 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.
34606 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34606: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34606: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34606: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34606: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34606 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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