Best Places34614, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34614, 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.
34614 ranks 8,168th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 34614
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.
34614's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34614 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 34614 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Short commute33.3 minutes each way, better than only 15% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34614
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34614 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,402, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 34614's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 34614
34614 runs older 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 34614.
Who works in 34614, and how
Work in 34614 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 34614
The coast is about 27 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 34614, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34614, month by month
34614 sees roughly 146 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 34614
Tampa International sits about 45 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 34614
Schools across 34614 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Southside Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Phillippi Shores Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Alta Vista Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookside Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Booker Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- West Hernando Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Sarasota High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Weeki Wachee High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Booker High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34614 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34614 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 34614 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 34614
Is 34614 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34614 ranks 8,168th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 34614 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $315,320. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $86,402 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 34614 safe?
Yes, 34614 is safer than 100% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $78 per resident a year.
Compare 34614 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34614. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34614 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.
34614 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34614: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34614: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34614: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34614: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34614 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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