Best PlacesIndian River Estates, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Indian River 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.
Indian River Estates ranks 29,482nd 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 Indian River 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.
Indian River Estates' strengths and weaknesses
Where Indian River Estates ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 83% of towns
Where Indian River Estates ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Indian River Estates
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Indian River Estates home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,738, 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 Indian River Estates' effective rate of 0.88%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Indian River Estates
Indian River Estates runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Indian River Estates.
Who works in Indian River Estates, and how
Work in Indian River Estates centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Indian River Estates
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Indian River Estates, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Indian River Estates, month by month
Indian River Estates sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 76, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| April | 84° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 77° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Indian River Estates
The nearest airport, Vero Beach Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Palm Beach International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Indian River Estates
Schools across Indian River Estates average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Allapattah Flats K-8B · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southern Oaks Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Treasure Coast High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Indian River Estates school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Indian River 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 Indian River Estates against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Indian River Estates
Is Indian River Estates a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Indian River Estates ranks 29,482nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, 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 Indian River Estates expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,208. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $64,738 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Indian River Estates safe?
Yes, Indian River Estates is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $126 per resident a year.
Compare Indian River Estates with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Indian River Estates. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Indian River 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.
Indian River Estates detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Indian River Estates: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Indian River Estates: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Indian River Estates: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Indian River Estates: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Indian River 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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