Best Places34695, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34695, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
34695 ranks 4,425th 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 34695
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.
34695's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34695 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 34695 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,048 a month, better than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34695
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34695 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $103,954; 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 34695's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34695
34695 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 34695.
Who works in 34695, and how
Work in 34695 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 34695
34695 has more parkland per resident than 71% of zip codes. The coast is about 6 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 34695 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34695, month by month
34695 sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 61° | 52° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of 34695
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 10 miles away.
The best schools in and around 34695
Schools across 34695 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Leila Davis Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Safety Harbor Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Curlew Creek Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Safety Harbor Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Alonso High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Countryside High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34695 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34695 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 34695 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 34695
Is 34695 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34695 ranks 4,425th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, 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 34695 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $441,000. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $103,954 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 34695 safe?
Yes, 34695 is safer than 85% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $133 per resident a year.
Compare 34695 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34695. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34695 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.
34695 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34695: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34695: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34695: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34695: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34695 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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