Best PlacesBlountstown, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Blountstown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Blountstown ranks 40,740th 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 Blountstown
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.
Blountstown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Blountstown ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of towns
- BikingBetter than 83% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 80% of towns
Where Blountstown ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Blountstown
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Blountstown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,647, 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 Blountstown's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 Blountstown
Blountstown 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 Blountstown.
Who works in Blountstown, and how
Work in Blountstown centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Blountstown
Blountstown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Blountstown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Blountstown, month by month
Blountstown sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Blountstown
The nearest airport, Tallahassee International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 201 miles away.
The best schools in and around Blountstown
Schools across Blountstown average an A−, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- W. R. Tolar K-8 SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Blountstown Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Carr Elementary & Middle SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty County High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Blountstown High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Blountstown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Blountstown 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 Blountstown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Blountstown
Is Blountstown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Blountstown ranks 40,740th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and walkability, 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 Blountstown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,570. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $51,647 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Blountstown safe?
Blountstown is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
Compare Blountstown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Blountstown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Blountstown 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.
Blountstown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Blountstown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Blountstown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Blountstown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Blountstown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Blountstown 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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