Best PlacesElkton, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elkton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Elkton ranks 7,431st 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 Elkton
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.
Elkton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elkton ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
Where Elkton ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,222 a month, better than only 13% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elkton
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elkton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $96,474; 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 Elkton's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Elkton
Elkton 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 Elkton.
Who works in Elkton, and how
Work in Elkton centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Elkton
The coast is about 23 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Elkton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Elkton, month by month
Elkton sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 80° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 75° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Elkton
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elkton
Schools across Elkton average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Otis A. Mason Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- South Woods Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- James A. Webster Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gamble Rogers Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- R J Murray Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Pedro Menendez High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elkton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elkton 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 Elkton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elkton
Is Elkton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elkton ranks 7,431st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and what local pay buys, 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 Elkton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $399,634. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $96,474 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Elkton safe?
Yes, Elkton is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare Elkton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elkton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elkton 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.
Elkton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elkton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elkton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elkton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elkton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elkton 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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