Best PlacesLynn Haven, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lynn Haven, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lynn Haven ranks 8,045th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lynn Haven
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.
Lynn Haven's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lynn Haven ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
Where Lynn Haven ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lynn Haven
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lynn Haven home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,293, 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 Lynn Haven's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lynn Haven
Lynn Haven's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lynn Haven.
Who works in Lynn Haven, and how
Work in Lynn Haven centers on public administration and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lynn Haven
Lynn Haven has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of towns and more parkland per resident than 84% of towns. The coast is about 24 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lynn Haven and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lynn Haven, month by month
Lynn Haven sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 54° | 46° |
| April | 77° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 89° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Lynn Haven
The nearest airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 236 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lynn Haven
Schools across Lynn Haven average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bay Haven Charter AcademyA · 70% proficient
- North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Lynn Haven Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Bay Haven Charter Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Mowat Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- North Bay Haven Career AcademyA · 79% proficient
- A. Crawford Mosley High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Bay High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lynn Haven school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lynn Haven 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 Lynn Haven against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Lynn Haven suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Lynn Haven
Is Lynn Haven a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lynn Haven ranks 8,045th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, cell coverage, and low taxes, and lowest on disaster risk 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 Lynn Haven expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $326,543. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $104,293 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Lynn Haven safe?
Yes, Lynn Haven is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $133 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lynn Haven?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 46. That works out to about 110 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of towns.
Is Lynn Haven good for families?
Schools beat 75% of towns, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $900 a month.
Compare Lynn Haven with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lynn Haven. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lynn Haven 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.
Lynn Haven detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lynn Haven: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lynn Haven: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lynn Haven: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lynn Haven: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lynn Haven 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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