Best PlacesDeBary, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around DeBary, 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.
DeBary ranks 8,757th 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 DeBary
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.
DeBary's strengths and weaknesses
Where DeBary ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
- BikingBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
Where DeBary ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in DeBary
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median DeBary home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $87,859; 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 DeBary's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in DeBary
DeBary 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 DeBary.
Who works in DeBary, and how
Work in DeBary centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in DeBary
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across DeBary, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in DeBary, month by month
DeBary sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 60° | 48° |
| April | 86° | 72° | 61° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 86° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of DeBary
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around DeBary
Schools across DeBary average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Debary Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Seminole Springs Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Manatee Cove Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sanford Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Markham Woods Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- River Springs Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Seminole High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- University High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Eustis High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every DeBary school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
DeBary 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 DeBary against the other 50,332 towns.
Who DeBary suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 75% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 86% of towns and health care access beats 60%.
Common questions about living in DeBary
Is DeBary a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, DeBary ranks 8,757th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and transit, 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 DeBary expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $340,797. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $87,859 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is DeBary safe?
Yes, DeBary is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $135 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in DeBary?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 48. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of towns.
Is DeBary good for families?
Schools beat 73% of towns, crime safety beats 86%, and childcare runs $821 a month.
Compare DeBary with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to DeBary. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in DeBary 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.
DeBary detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for DeBary: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in DeBary: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of DeBary: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in DeBary: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
DeBary 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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