Best PlacesBayonet Point, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bayonet Point, 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.
Bayonet Point ranks 2,053rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bayonet Point
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.
Bayonet Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bayonet Point ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of cities
Where Bayonet Point ranks low
- Household income$42,720 median, better than only 1% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 1% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 5% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Bayonet Point
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bayonet Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $42,720; 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 Bayonet Point'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bayonet Point
Bayonet Point 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 Bayonet Point.
Who works in Bayonet Point, and how
Work in Bayonet Point centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Bayonet Point
Bayonet Point has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of cities. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Bayonet Point and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bayonet Point, month by month
Bayonet Point 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 Bayonet Point
Tampa International sits about 26 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 Bayonet Point
Schools across Bayonet Point average a C, better than 30% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Schrader Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Gulf Highlands Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Hudson Primary AcademyC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bayonet Point Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Chasco Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Hudson AcademyC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Wendell Krinn Technical High SchoolA− · 66% proficient
- Fivay High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bayonet Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bayonet Point 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 Bayonet Point against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Bayonet Point suits
Families
Schools land around the 30th percentile and crime safety beats 73%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Bayonet Point
Is Bayonet Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bayonet Point ranks 2,053rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bayonet Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,253. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $42,720 median income, cost of living beats 1% of cities.
Is Bayonet Point safe?
Yes, Bayonet Point is safer than 73% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $163 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bayonet Point?
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 80% of cities.
Is Bayonet Point good for families?
Schools beat 30% of cities, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $900 a month.
Compare Bayonet Point with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bayonet Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bayonet Point 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.
Bayonet Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bayonet Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bayonet Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bayonet Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bayonet Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bayonet Point 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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