Best PlacesCox, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cox, 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.
Cox ranks 43,723rd 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 Cox
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.
Cox's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cox ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 80% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 107 pleasant days a year, better than 72% of towns
Where Cox ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cox
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cox home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,560, 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 Cox's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cox
Cox's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cox.
Who works in Cox, and how
Work in Cox centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Cox
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cox.
What the weather is like in Cox, month by month
Cox sees roughly 107 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 Cox
The nearest airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 204 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cox
Schools across Cox average an A−, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blountstown Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% 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 Cox school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cox 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 Cox against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cox
Is Cox a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cox ranks 43,723rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, quiet, and low taxes, 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 Cox expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,800. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $48,560 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Cox safe?
Cox is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare Cox with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cox. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cox 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.
Cox detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cox: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cox: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cox: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cox: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cox 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.