Best PlacesOkeechobee, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Okeechobee, 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.
Okeechobee ranks 1,913th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Okeechobee
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.
Okeechobee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Okeechobee ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Cheap childcare$714 a month, better than 88% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of cities
Where Okeechobee ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 3% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 4% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Okeechobee
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Okeechobee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,179, 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 Okeechobee's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Okeechobee
Okeechobee runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Okeechobee.
Who works in Okeechobee, and how
Work in Okeechobee centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Okeechobee
Okeechobee has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of cities. The coast is about 50 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Okeechobee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Okeechobee, month by month
Okeechobee sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 61° | 52° |
| April | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 85° | 75° | 68° |
Flying in and out of Okeechobee
The nearest airport, Vero Beach Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Palm Beach International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Okeechobee
Schools across Okeechobee average a B, better than 55% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Harmony Community SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Treasure Coast Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Glendale Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- St. Cloud Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Storm Grove Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Sebastian River Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- South Fork High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Treasure Coast High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Harmony High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Okeechobee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Okeechobee suits
Common questions about living in Okeechobee
Is Okeechobee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Okeechobee ranks 1,913th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Okeechobee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,590. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $64,179 median income, cost of living beats 27% of cities.
Is Okeechobee safe?
Okeechobee is safer than 35% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Okeechobee?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of cities.
Is Okeechobee good for families?
Schools beat 55% of cities, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $714 a month.
Compare Okeechobee with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Okeechobee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Okeechobee 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.
Okeechobee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Okeechobee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Okeechobee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Okeechobee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Okeechobee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Okeechobee 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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