Best PlacesCraig Farms, Port Orange, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Craig Farms, Port Orange, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Craig Farms, Port Orange ranks 2,341st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Craig Farms, Port Orange
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.
Craig Farms, Port Orange's strengths and weaknesses
Where Craig Farms, Port Orange ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$820 a month, better than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Craig Farms, Port Orange ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Craig Farms, Port Orange
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Craig Farms, Port Orange home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $79,484; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Craig Farms, Port Orange's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 Craig Farms, Port Orange
Craig Farms, Port Orange 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 Craig Farms, Port Orange.
Who works in Craig Farms, Port Orange, and how
Work in Craig Farms, Port Orange centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Craig Farms, Port Orange
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Craig Farms, Port Orange, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Craig Farms, Port Orange, month by month
Craig Farms, Port Orange sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| April | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 85° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of Craig Farms, Port Orange
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Craig Farms, Port Orange
Schools across Craig Farms, Port Orange average a B+, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Spruce Creek Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Palm Terrace Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Silver Sands Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Atlantic High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Craig Farms, Port Orange school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Craig Farms, Port Orange 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 Craig Farms, Port Orange against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Craig Farms, Port Orange
Is Craig Farms, Port Orange a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Craig Farms, Port Orange ranks 2,341st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Craig Farms, Port Orange expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $331,704. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $79,484 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Craig Farms, Port Orange safe?
Yes, Craig Farms, Port Orange is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $77 per resident a year.
Compare Craig Farms, Port Orange with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Craig Farms, Port Orange. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Craig Farms, Port Orange 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.
Craig Farms, Port Orange detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Craig Farms, Port Orange: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Craig Farms, Port Orange: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Craig Farms, Port Orange: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Craig Farms, Port Orange: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Craig Farms, Port Orange 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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