Best PlacesKynesville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kynesville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kynesville ranks 36,764th 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 Kynesville
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.
Kynesville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kynesville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 74% of towns
Where Kynesville ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kynesville
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kynesville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,173, 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 Kynesville's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Kynesville
Kynesville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kynesville.
Who works in Kynesville, and how
Work in Kynesville centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Kynesville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kynesville.
What the weather is like in Kynesville, month by month
Kynesville sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Kynesville
The nearest airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 207 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kynesville
Schools across Kynesville average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cottondale Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Vernon Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Roulhac Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Vernon Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Cottondale High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Vernon High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kynesville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kynesville 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 Kynesville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kynesville
Is Kynesville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kynesville ranks 36,764th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kynesville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,547. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $57,173 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Kynesville safe?
Yes, Kynesville is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $143 per resident a year.
Compare Kynesville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kynesville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kynesville 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.
Kynesville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kynesville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kynesville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kynesville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kynesville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kynesville 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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