Best PlacesIddo, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Iddo, 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.
Iddo ranks 47,598th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Iddo
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.
Iddo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Iddo ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$512 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Iddo ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$43,052 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Iddo
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Iddo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,052, 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 Iddo's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Iddo
Iddo runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Iddo.
Who works in Iddo, and how
Work in Iddo centers on public administration and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Iddo
The coast is about 48 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Iddo, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Iddo, month by month
Iddo sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 54° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Iddo
The nearest airport, Tallahassee International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Iddo
Schools across Iddo average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Madison County Central SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Taylor County Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Taylor County High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Madison County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Iddo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Iddo 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 Iddo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Iddo
Is Iddo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Iddo ranks 47,598th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on summer heat and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Iddo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $83,400. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $43,052 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Iddo safe?
Iddo is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
Compare Iddo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Iddo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Iddo 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.
Iddo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Iddo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Iddo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Iddo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Iddo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Iddo 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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