Best PlacesMineral Springs, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mineral Springs, 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.
Mineral Springs ranks 23,414th 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 Mineral Springs
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.
Mineral Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mineral Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Mineral Springs ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute37.9 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mineral Springs
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mineral Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,667, 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 Mineral Springs' effective rate of 0.74%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mineral Springs
Mineral Springs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mineral Springs.
Who works in Mineral Springs, and how
Work in Mineral Springs centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Mineral Springs
The coast is about 48 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mineral Springs, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mineral Springs, month by month
Mineral Springs sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Mineral Springs
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mineral Springs
Schools across Mineral Springs average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Molino Park ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Chumuckla Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Bratt Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas L Sims Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Ernest Ward Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Jay High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Northview High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Santa Rosa Adult SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mineral Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mineral Springs 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 Mineral Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mineral Springs
Is Mineral Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mineral Springs ranks 23,414th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and tree cover, 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 Mineral Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $274,140. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $79,667 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Mineral Springs safe?
Yes, Mineral Springs is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $137 per resident a year.
Compare Mineral Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mineral Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mineral Springs 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.
Mineral Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mineral Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mineral Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mineral Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mineral Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mineral Springs 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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