Best PlacesLamont, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lamont, 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.
Lamont ranks 44,945th 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 Lamont
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.
Lamont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lamont ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap childcare$652 a month, better than 73% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 70% of towns
Where Lamont ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lamont
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lamont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,635, 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 Lamont's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Lamont
Lamont runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lamont.
Who works in Lamont, and how
Work in Lamont centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Lamont
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lamont.
What the weather is like in Lamont, month by month
Lamont 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 Lamont
The nearest airport, Tallahassee International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lamont
Schools across Lamont average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Woodville SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Madison County Central SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Swift Creek Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Taylor County Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- 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 Lamont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lamont 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 Lamont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lamont
Is Lamont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lamont ranks 44,945th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on summer heat and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lamont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,224. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $53,635 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Lamont safe?
Lamont is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
Compare Lamont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lamont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lamont 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.
Lamont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lamont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lamont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lamont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lamont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lamont 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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