Best PlacesDeLand, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around DeLand, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
DeLand ranks 13,760th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in DeLand
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.
DeLand's strengths and weaknesses
Where DeLand ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
Where DeLand ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in DeLand
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median DeLand home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,366, 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 DeLand's effective rate of 1.59%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in DeLand
DeLand runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for DeLand.
Who works in DeLand, and how
Work in DeLand centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in DeLand
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across DeLand.
What the weather is like in DeLand, month by month
DeLand sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of DeLand
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around DeLand
Schools across DeLand average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- White Heath Elem SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Deland-weldon Elem SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Ruth M Schneider Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monticello Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Blue Ridge Intermediate-jr HsD− · 15% proficient
- Deland-weldon Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Monticello High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Deland-weldon High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Blue Ridge High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every DeLand school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
DeLand 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 DeLand against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in DeLand
Is DeLand a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, DeLand ranks 13,760th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, a stable housing market, and fast internet, and lowest on taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is DeLand expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,530. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $68,366 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is DeLand safe?
Yes, DeLand is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $127 per resident a year.
Compare DeLand with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to DeLand. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in DeLand 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.
DeLand detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for DeLand: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in DeLand: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of DeLand: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in DeLand: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
DeLand 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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