Best PlacesBunnell, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bunnell, 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.
Bunnell ranks 23,248th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bunnell
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.
Bunnell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bunnell ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
Where Bunnell ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
- Cheap childcare$932 a month, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bunnell
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bunnell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,612, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Bunnell's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bunnell
Bunnell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bunnell.
Who works in Bunnell, and how
Work in Bunnell centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Bunnell
Bunnell has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of towns and more parkland per resident than 94% of towns. The coast is about 19 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bunnell and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bunnell, month by month
Bunnell sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 57° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 74° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Bunnell
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bunnell
Schools across Bunnell average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Belle Terre Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Rymfire Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Bunnell Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Trails Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Buddy Taylor Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Iflagler-virtual FranchiseB+ · 57% proficient
- Matanzas High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Flagler-palm Coast High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bunnell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bunnell 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 Bunnell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bunnell
Is Bunnell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bunnell ranks 23,248th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bunnell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $306,094. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $63,612 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Bunnell safe?
Yes, Bunnell is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
Compare Bunnell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bunnell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bunnell 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.
Bunnell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bunnell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bunnell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bunnell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bunnell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bunnell 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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