Best PlacesOna, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ona, 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.
Ona ranks 39,680th 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 Ona
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.
Ona's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ona ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of towns
- QuietBetter than 79% of towns
Where Ona ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ona
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ona home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,955, 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 Ona's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ona
Ona 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 Ona.
Who works in Ona, and how
Work in Ona 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 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Ona
The coast is about 59 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Ona, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ona, month by month
Ona sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 77, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| April | 88° | 74° | 60° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 89° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Ona
The nearest airport, Punta Gorda, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ona
Schools across Ona average a B−, better than 52% 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
- Desoto Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Hardee Senior High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Desoto County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ona school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ona 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 Ona against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ona
Is Ona a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ona ranks 39,680th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, 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 Ona expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $264,100. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $67,955 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Ona safe?
Ona is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $338 per resident a year.
Compare Ona with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ona. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ona 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.
Ona detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ona: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ona: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ona: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ona: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ona 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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