Best PlacesGolden Crest, Dunedin, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Golden Crest, Dunedin, 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.
Golden Crest, Dunedin ranks 3,303rd 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 Golden Crest, Dunedin
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.
Golden Crest, Dunedin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Golden Crest, Dunedin ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Golden Crest, Dunedin ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Golden Crest, Dunedin
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Golden Crest, Dunedin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,286, 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 Golden Crest, Dunedin's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Golden Crest, Dunedin
Golden Crest, Dunedin runs older than the country, 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 Golden Crest, Dunedin.
Who works in Golden Crest, Dunedin, and how
Work in Golden Crest, Dunedin centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Golden Crest, Dunedin
Golden Crest, Dunedin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 6 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Golden Crest, Dunedin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Golden Crest, Dunedin, month by month
Golden Crest, Dunedin sees roughly 151 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 Golden Crest, Dunedin
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 15 miles away.
The best schools in and around Golden Crest, Dunedin
Schools across Golden Crest, Dunedin average a B+, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- San Jose Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Garrison-jones Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palm Harbor Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Dunedin Highland Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Dunedin High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Golden Crest, Dunedin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Golden Crest, Dunedin 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 Golden Crest, Dunedin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Golden Crest, Dunedin
Is Golden Crest, Dunedin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Golden Crest, Dunedin ranks 3,303rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Golden Crest, Dunedin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,492. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $61,286 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is Golden Crest, Dunedin safe?
Yes, Golden Crest, Dunedin is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $158 per resident a year.
Compare Golden Crest, Dunedin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Golden Crest, Dunedin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Golden Crest, Dunedin 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.
Golden Crest, Dunedin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Golden Crest, Dunedin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Golden Crest, Dunedin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Golden Crest, Dunedin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Golden Crest, Dunedin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Golden Crest, Dunedin 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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