Best PlacesFanning Springs, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fanning Springs, 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.
Fanning Springs ranks 39,444th 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 Fanning Springs
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.
Fanning Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fanning Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 83% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
Where Fanning Springs ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$49,371 median, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fanning Springs
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fanning Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,371, 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 Fanning Springs' effective rate of 0.77%, 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 Fanning Springs
Fanning Springs'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 Fanning Springs.
Who works in Fanning Springs, and how
Work in Fanning Springs centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fanning Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fanning Springs.
What the weather is like in Fanning Springs, month by month
Fanning Springs sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 53° | 41° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 56° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Fanning Springs
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fanning Springs
Schools across Fanning Springs average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Old Town Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Trenton Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Gilchrist Virtual FranchiseA− · 65% proficient
- Dixie County High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Chiefland Middle High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fanning Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fanning Springs 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 Fanning Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fanning Springs
Is Fanning Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fanning Springs ranks 39,444th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, 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 Fanning Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,892. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $49,371 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Fanning Springs safe?
Fanning Springs is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $216 per resident a year.
Compare Fanning Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fanning Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fanning Springs 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.
Fanning Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fanning Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fanning Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fanning Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fanning Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fanning Springs 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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