Best PlacesBay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens, 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.
Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens ranks 3,434th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens
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.
Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens' strengths and weaknesses
Where Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,182, 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 Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens' effective rate of 0.84%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens
Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens.
Who works in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens, and how
Work in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens, month by month
Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 88° | 77° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens
The nearest airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens
Schools across Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens average a C, better than 33% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bayshore Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Electa Lee Magnet Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Bayshore High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens 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 Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens
Is Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens ranks 3,434th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, 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 Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,707. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $77,182 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens safe?
Yes, Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $229 per resident a year.
Compare Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens 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.
Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens 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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