Best PlacesDupont, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dupont, 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.
Dupont ranks 7,245th 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 Dupont
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.
Dupont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dupont ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
Where Dupont ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dupont
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dupont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,219, 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 Dupont's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dupont
Dupont'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 Dupont.
Who works in Dupont, and how
Work in Dupont centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Dupont
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Dupont, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dupont, month by month
Dupont sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 57° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 74° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Dupont
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dupont
Schools across Dupont average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bunnell Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buddy Taylor Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Flagler-palm Coast High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dupont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dupont 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 Dupont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dupont
Is Dupont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dupont ranks 7,245th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a strong job market, and few empty homes, 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 Dupont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $430,986. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $80,219 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Dupont safe?
Yes, Dupont is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $126 per resident a year.
Compare Dupont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dupont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dupont 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.
Dupont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dupont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dupont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dupont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dupont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dupont 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.