Best PlacesHolder, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holder, 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.
Holder ranks 27,684th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Holder
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.
Holder's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holder ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
Where Holder ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Holder
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holder home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $59,334, 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 Holder's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Holder
Holder 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 Holder.
Who works in Holder, and how
Work in Holder centers on finance & insurance and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Holder
The coast is about 35 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Holder, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Holder, month by month
Holder sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 59° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 73° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Holder
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Holder
Schools across Holder average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central Ridge Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Citrus Springs Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Lecanto High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holder school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holder 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 Holder against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Holder
Is Holder a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holder ranks 27,684th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and low taxes, 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 Holder expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,238. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $59,334 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Holder safe?
Yes, Holder is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare Holder with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holder. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holder 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.
Holder detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holder: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holder: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holder: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holder: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holder 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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