Best PlacesGulf Gate Estates, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gulf Gate Estates, 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.
Gulf Gate Estates ranks 15,772nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gulf Gate Estates
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.
Gulf Gate Estates' strengths and weaknesses
Where Gulf Gate Estates ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
Where Gulf Gate Estates ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gulf Gate Estates
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gulf Gate Estates home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $60,569, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Gulf Gate Estates' 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 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 Gulf Gate Estates
Gulf Gate Estates 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 Gulf Gate Estates.
Who works in Gulf Gate Estates, and how
Work in Gulf Gate Estates centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Gulf Gate Estates
Gulf Gate Estates has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of towns. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Gulf Gate Estates and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Gulf Gate Estates, month by month
Gulf Gate Estates sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 88° | 77° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Gulf Gate Estates
The nearest airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gulf Gate Estates
Schools across Gulf Gate Estates average an A, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gulf Gate Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookside Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverview High SchoolA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gulf Gate Estates school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gulf Gate Estates 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 Gulf Gate Estates against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gulf Gate Estates
Is Gulf Gate Estates a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gulf Gate Estates ranks 15,772nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, cell coverage, and state infrastructure, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gulf Gate Estates expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $334,839. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $60,569 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Gulf Gate Estates safe?
Yes, Gulf Gate Estates is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $143 per resident a year.
Compare Gulf Gate Estates with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gulf Gate Estates. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gulf Gate Estates 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.
Gulf Gate Estates detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gulf Gate Estates: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gulf Gate Estates: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gulf Gate Estates: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gulf Gate Estates: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gulf Gate Estates 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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