Best PlacesLake Suzy, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lake Suzy, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lake Suzy ranks 41,213th 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 Lake Suzy
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.
Lake Suzy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lake Suzy ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$562 a month, better than 85% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
Where Lake Suzy ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lake Suzy
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lake Suzy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,300, 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 Lake Suzy's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lake Suzy
Lake Suzy 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 Lake Suzy.
Who works in Lake Suzy, and how
Work in Lake Suzy centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Lake Suzy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lake Suzy.
What the weather is like in Lake Suzy, month by month
Lake Suzy sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 77, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| April | 88° | 74° | 60° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 89° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Lake Suzy
The nearest airport, Punta Gorda, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Southwest Florida International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lake Suzy
Schools across Lake Suzy average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Memorial Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Nocatee Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Desoto Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Desoto County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lake Suzy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lake Suzy 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 Lake Suzy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lake Suzy
Is Lake Suzy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lake Suzy ranks 41,213th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, 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 Lake Suzy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $103,314. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $57,300 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Lake Suzy safe?
Yes, Lake Suzy is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare Lake Suzy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lake Suzy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lake Suzy 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.
Lake Suzy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lake Suzy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lake Suzy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lake Suzy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lake Suzy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lake Suzy 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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