Best PlacesFerry Pass, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ferry Pass, 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.
Ferry Pass ranks 1,539th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 Ferry Pass
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.
Ferry Pass' strengths and weaknesses
Where Ferry Pass ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Cheap childcare$781 a month, better than 83% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of cities
Where Ferry Pass ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of cities
- Household income$70,671 median, better than only 23% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Ferry Pass
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ferry Pass home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,671, 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 Ferry Pass' effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Ferry Pass
Ferry Pass runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Ferry Pass.
Who works in Ferry Pass, and how
Work in Ferry Pass centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Ferry Pass
Ferry Pass has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of cities and more late-night spots per resident than 71% of cities. The coast is about 22 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Ferry Pass and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ferry Pass, month by month
Ferry Pass sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 61° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 77° |
| October | 82° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Ferry Pass
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 186 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ferry Pass
Schools across Ferry Pass average a B−, better than 46% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Cordova Park Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Scenic Heights Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- R. C. Lipscomb Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ferry Pass Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- J. H. Workman Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- J. M. Tate Senior High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Washington Senior High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Pine Forest High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ferry Pass school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ferry Pass 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 Ferry Pass against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Ferry Pass suits
Families
Schools land around the 46th percentile and crime safety beats 57%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Ferry Pass
Is Ferry Pass a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ferry Pass ranks 1,539th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on disaster risk and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ferry Pass expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,076. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $70,671 median income, cost of living beats 36% of cities.
Is Ferry Pass safe?
Yes, Ferry Pass is safer than 57% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Ferry Pass?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 45. That works out to about 126 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of cities.
Is Ferry Pass good for families?
Schools beat 46% of cities, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $781 a month.
Compare Ferry Pass with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ferry Pass. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ferry Pass 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.
Ferry Pass detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ferry Pass: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ferry Pass: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ferry Pass: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ferry Pass: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ferry Pass 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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