Best PlacesBonifay, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bonifay, 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.
Bonifay ranks 47,241st 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 Bonifay
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.
Bonifay's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bonifay ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Bonifay ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bonifay
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bonifay home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,022, 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 Bonifay's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Bonifay
Bonifay runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bonifay.
Who works in Bonifay, and how
Work in Bonifay centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Bonifay
Bonifay has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of towns and more parkland per resident than 87% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bonifay and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bonifay, month by month
Bonifay sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Bonifay
The nearest airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 208 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bonifay
Schools across Bonifay average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Vernon Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Bonifay K-8 SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Ponce De Leon Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mowat Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Geneva Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Vernon Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Holmes County High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Vernon High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Graduation Assistance ProgramD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bonifay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bonifay 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 Bonifay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bonifay
Is Bonifay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bonifay ranks 47,241st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bonifay expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,821. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $47,022 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Bonifay safe?
Bonifay is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Bonifay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bonifay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bonifay 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.
Bonifay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bonifay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bonifay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bonifay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bonifay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bonifay 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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