Best PlacesBellwood, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bellwood, 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.
Bellwood ranks 23,433rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bellwood
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.
Bellwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bellwood ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Bellwood ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of towns
- Short commute32.9 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
Who lives in Bellwood
Bellwood 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 Bellwood.
Who works in Bellwood, and how
Work in Bellwood centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Bellwood
The coast is about 16 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Bellwood, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bellwood, month by month
Bellwood sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 54. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 65° | 54° |
| April | 84° | 77° | 66° |
| July | 93° | 87° | 78° |
| October | 86° | 81° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Bellwood
The nearest airport, Melbourne Orlando International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bellwood
Schools across Bellwood average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Freedom 7 Elementary School Of International StudiesA+ · 88% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- West Shore Junior/senior High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Edgewood Jr/sr High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bellwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bellwood 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 Bellwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bellwood
Is Bellwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bellwood ranks 23,433rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, good schools, and low taxes, 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 Bellwood safe?
Yes, Bellwood is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $122 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bellwood?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 54. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of towns.
Compare Bellwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bellwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bellwood 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.
Bellwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bellwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bellwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bellwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bellwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bellwood 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.
- 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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