Best PlacesFriends of Ridgecrest, Largo, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo, 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.
Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo ranks 3,593rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo
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.
Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,536; 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 Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo
Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo.
Who works in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo, and how
Work in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo
Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo has more parkland per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 6 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo, month by month
Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo sees roughly 152 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 61° | 52° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo
Schools across Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo average a B+, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Oakhurst Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Fuguitt Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seminole Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Richard O Jacobson Technical High School At SeminoleA− · 64% proficient
- Largo High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo 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 Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo
Is Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo ranks 3,593rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $245,202. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $60,536 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo safe?
Yes, Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $185 per resident a year.
Compare Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo 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.
Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo 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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