Best PlacesDowntown Belle Glade, Belle Glade, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade, 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.
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade ranks 5,757th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade
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.
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade's strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$35,692 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $35,692, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade.
Who works in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade, and how
Work in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade, month by month
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 78, with lows near 57. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| April | 85° | 76° | 68° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade
Palm Beach International sits about 36 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade
Schools across Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade average a C, better than 31% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Belle Glade Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Shore Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Glades Central High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade 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 Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade
Is Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade ranks 5,757th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,200. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $35,692 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade safe?
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $559 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade 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.
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade 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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