Best PlacesChipola, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chipola, 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.
Chipola ranks 41,308th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chipola
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.
Chipola's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chipola ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 77% of towns
Where Chipola ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chipola
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chipola home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,034, 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 Chipola's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chipola
Chipola runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chipola.
Who works in Chipola, and how
Work in Chipola centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Chipola
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chipola.
What the weather is like in Chipola, month by month
Chipola sees roughly 103 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 Chipola
The nearest airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 203 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chipola
Schools across Chipola average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blountstown Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Carr Elementary & Middle SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Blountstown High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chipola school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chipola 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 Chipola against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chipola
Is Chipola a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chipola ranks 41,308th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chipola expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,091. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $50,034 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Chipola safe?
Chipola is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
Compare Chipola with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chipola. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chipola 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.
Chipola detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chipola: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chipola: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chipola: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chipola: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chipola 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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