Best PlacesLevy County, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Levy County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Distance to the water drives a lot of the difference between one part and the next. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Levy County ranks 2,346th of 3,144 U.S. counties 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 Levy County
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.
The best areas in Levy County
The parts of Levy County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Williston
Fewer homes sit empty, local pay stretches further, and incomes run higher.
Bronson
More households have young kids and crime runs lower.
Chiefland & Trenton
Tree cover is thicker.
Inglis
Biking is better, though prices have run up more.
Morriston
Homes cost more and fewer adults hold degrees.
Scores across Levy County run from about the 6th to the 68th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Levy County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Levy County ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of counties
- QuietBetter than 80% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 78% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 120 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of counties
Where Levy County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of counties
- Short commute30.4 minutes each way, better than only 14% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 20% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Levy County
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Levy County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,822, 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 Levy County's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Levy County
Levy County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Levy County.
Who works in Levy County, and how
Work in Levy County centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Levy County
The coast is about 54 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Levy County, which the map shows.
Is Levy County growing, and who is moving in?
Levy County has grown about 22% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Gainesville, FL metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Levy County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Levy County, month by month
Levy County sees roughly 120 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 56° | 45° |
| April | 84° | 71° | 58° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 85° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Levy County
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Levy County
Schools across Levy County average a B−, better than 67% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Old Town Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Trenton Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Archer ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oak View Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Kanapaha Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Dunnellon Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Trenton High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Gilchrist Virtual FranchiseA− · 65% proficient
- Newberry High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Levy County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Levy County 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 Levy County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Levy County suits
Common questions about living in Levy County
Is Levy County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Levy County ranks 2,346th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and quiet, 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 Levy County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,671. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $61,822 median income, cost of living beats 20% of counties.
Is Levy County safe?
Yes, Levy County is safer than 72% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Levy County?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 70 with lows near 45. That works out to about 120 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Levy County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Williston, Bronson, and Chiefland & Trenton. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Levy County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Levy County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Levy County 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.
Levy County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Levy County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Levy County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Levy County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Levy County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Levy County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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