Best PlacesFellsmere, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fellsmere, 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.
Fellsmere ranks 42,276th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fellsmere
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.
Fellsmere's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fellsmere ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
Where Fellsmere ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fellsmere
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fellsmere home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $65,951; 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 Fellsmere's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fellsmere
Fellsmere runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fellsmere.
Who works in Fellsmere, and how
Work in Fellsmere centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Fellsmere
Fellsmere has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of towns. The coast is about 25 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Fellsmere and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fellsmere, month by month
Fellsmere sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 75, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75° | 63° | 52° |
| April | 84° | 74° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Fellsmere
The nearest airport, Vero Beach Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fellsmere
Schools across Fellsmere average a B, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Treasure Coast Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Fellsmere Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Storm Grove Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Sebastian River Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Southwest Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Sebastian River High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Vero Beach High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Bayside High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fellsmere school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fellsmere 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 Fellsmere against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fellsmere
Is Fellsmere a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fellsmere ranks 42,276th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on disaster risk and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fellsmere expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $258,979. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $65,951 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Fellsmere safe?
Fellsmere is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Fellsmere with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fellsmere. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fellsmere 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.
Fellsmere detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fellsmere: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fellsmere: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fellsmere: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fellsmere: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fellsmere 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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