Best PlacesCrawfordville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crawfordville, 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.
Crawfordville ranks 12,314th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Crawfordville
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.
Crawfordville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crawfordville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of towns
Where Crawfordville ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute31.4 minutes each way, better than only 27% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crawfordville
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crawfordville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,061, 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 Crawfordville's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Crawfordville
Crawfordville'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 Crawfordville.
Who works in Crawfordville, and how
Work in Crawfordville centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Crawfordville
Crawfordville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of towns. The coast is about 27 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Crawfordville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Crawfordville, month by month
Crawfordville sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 54° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Crawfordville
The nearest airport, Tallahassee International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crawfordville
Schools across Crawfordville average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riversink Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Crawfordville Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Shadeville Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riversprings Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Wakulla Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- R. Frank Nims Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Wakulla High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- SailB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crawfordville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crawfordville 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 Crawfordville against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Crawfordville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Crawfordville
Is Crawfordville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crawfordville ranks 12,314th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on car insurance costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crawfordville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,809. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $85,061 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Crawfordville safe?
Yes, Crawfordville is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Crawfordville?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 40. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of towns.
Is Crawfordville good for families?
Schools beat 77% of towns, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $692 a month.
Compare Crawfordville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crawfordville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crawfordville 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.
Crawfordville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crawfordville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crawfordville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crawfordville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crawfordville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crawfordville 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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