Best PlacesMyakka Head, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Myakka Head, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Myakka Head ranks 27,719th 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 Myakka Head
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.
Myakka Head's strengths and weaknesses
Where Myakka Head ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
Where Myakka Head ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Myakka Head
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Myakka Head home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $87,915; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Myakka Head's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Myakka Head
Myakka Head runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Myakka Head.
Who works in Myakka Head, and how
Work in Myakka Head centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Myakka Head
The coast is about 47 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Myakka Head, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Myakka Head, month by month
Myakka Head sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 88° | 77° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Myakka Head
The nearest airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Myakka Head
Schools across Myakka Head average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Myakka City Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Zolfo Springs Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Wauchula Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buffalo Creek Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Desoto Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Hardee Senior High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Palmetto High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Myakka Head school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Myakka Head 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 Myakka Head against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Myakka Head
Is Myakka Head a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Myakka Head ranks 27,719th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, 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 Myakka Head expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $383,162. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $87,915 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Myakka Head safe?
Myakka Head is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Myakka Head with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Myakka Head. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Myakka Head 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.
Myakka Head detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Myakka Head: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Myakka Head: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Myakka Head: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Myakka Head: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Myakka Head 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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