Best PlacesMunson, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Munson, 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.
Munson ranks 45,543rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Munson
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.
Munson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Munson ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Munson ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute42.2 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Munson
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Munson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,292, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Munson's effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Munson
Munson 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 Munson.
Who works in Munson, and how
Work in Munson centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Munson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Munson.
What the weather is like in Munson, month by month
Munson 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 Munson
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 210 miles away.
The best schools in and around Munson
Schools across Munson average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Antioch Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Jay Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Bob Sikes Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Martin Luther King Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Santa Rosa Adult SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Munson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Munson 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 Munson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Munson
Is Munson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Munson ranks 45,543rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Munson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,000. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $54,292 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Munson safe?
Yes, Munson is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare Munson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Munson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Munson 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.
Munson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Munson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Munson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Munson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Munson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Munson 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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