Best PlacesBerrydale, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Berrydale, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Berrydale ranks 35,291st 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 Berrydale
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.
Berrydale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Berrydale ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 116 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
Where Berrydale ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute39.5 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Berrydale
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Berrydale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,626, 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 Berrydale's effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Berrydale
Berrydale 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 Berrydale.
Who works in Berrydale, and how
Work in Berrydale centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Berrydale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Berrydale.
What the weather is like in Berrydale, month by month
Berrydale sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Berrydale
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 202 miles away.
The best schools in and around Berrydale
Schools across Berrydale average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jay Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Jay High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Santa Rosa Adult SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Berrydale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Berrydale 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 Berrydale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Berrydale
Is Berrydale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Berrydale ranks 35,291st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low property taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Berrydale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,503. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $67,626 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Berrydale safe?
Yes, Berrydale is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
Compare Berrydale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Berrydale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Berrydale 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.
Berrydale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Berrydale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Berrydale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Berrydale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Berrydale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Berrydale 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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