Best PlacesNorth Weeki Wachee, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Weeki Wachee, 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.
North Weeki Wachee ranks 23,964th 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 North Weeki Wachee
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.
North Weeki Wachee's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Weeki Wachee ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
Where North Weeki Wachee ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Weeki Wachee
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Weeki Wachee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,825, 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 North Weeki Wachee'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 and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Weeki Wachee
North Weeki Wachee runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Weeki Wachee.
Who works in North Weeki Wachee, and how
Work in North Weeki Wachee centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in North Weeki Wachee
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North Weeki Wachee, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Weeki Wachee, month by month
North Weeki Wachee sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 58° | 45° |
| April | 86° | 72° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 88° | 74° | 63° |
Flying in and out of North Weeki Wachee
Tampa International sits about 40 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.1 million passengers in 2025, with 135 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Weeki Wachee
Schools across North Weeki Wachee average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Phillippi Shores Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Winding Waters K-8B · 49% proficient
- Spring Hill Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookside Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Fox Chapel Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- West Hernando Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Sarasota High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Weeki Wachee High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Central High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Weeki Wachee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Weeki Wachee 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 North Weeki Wachee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Weeki Wachee
Is North Weeki Wachee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Weeki Wachee ranks 23,964th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, 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 North Weeki Wachee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,422. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $68,825 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is North Weeki Wachee safe?
Yes, North Weeki Wachee is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $123 per resident a year.
Compare North Weeki Wachee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Weeki Wachee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Weeki Wachee 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.
North Weeki Wachee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Weeki Wachee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Weeki Wachee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Weeki Wachee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Weeki Wachee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Weeki Wachee 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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