Best PlacesFort Green Springs, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Green Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fort Green Springs ranks 27,931st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Green 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.
Fort Green Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Green Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
Where Fort Green Springs ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fort Green Springs
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Green Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,079, 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 Fort Green Springs' effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Fort Green Springs
Fort Green Springs's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Fort Green Springs.
Who works in Fort Green Springs, and how
Work in Fort Green Springs centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Fort Green Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fort Green Springs.
What the weather is like in Fort Green Springs, month by month
Fort Green Springs sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 60° | 51° |
| April | 84° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 85° | 76° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Fort Green Springs
The nearest airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Green Springs
Schools across Fort Green Springs average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Wauchula Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Hardee Junior High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Hardee Senior High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Green Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Green 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 Fort Green Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Green Springs
Is Fort Green Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Green Springs ranks 27,931st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Green Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,711. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $79,079 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Fort Green Springs safe?
Fort Green Springs is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare Fort Green Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Green Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Green 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.
Fort Green Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Green Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Green Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Green Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Green Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Green 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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