Best PlacesAstor, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Astor, 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.
Astor ranks 35,879th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Astor
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.
Astor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Astor ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 71% of towns
Where Astor ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute40.5 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Astor
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Astor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,921, 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 Astor's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Astor
Astor 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 Astor.
Who works in Astor, and how
Work in Astor centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Astor
Astor has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of towns. The coast is about 41 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Astor and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Astor, month by month
Astor sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 49. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| April | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Astor
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Astor
Schools across Astor average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pierson Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Spring Creek Charter SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Fort Mccoy SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- David C. Hinson Sr. Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Umatilla Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Southwestern Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-high SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Umatilla High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Lake Weir High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Astor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Astor 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 Astor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Astor
Is Astor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Astor ranks 35,879th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Astor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,561. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $66,921 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Astor safe?
Yes, Astor is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare Astor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Astor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Astor 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.
Astor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Astor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Astor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Astor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Astor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Astor 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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