Best PlacesParmalee, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parmalee, 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.
Parmalee ranks 15,791st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Parmalee
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.
Parmalee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parmalee ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of towns
- Household income$103,469 median, better than 87% of towns
Where Parmalee ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute34.9 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parmalee
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parmalee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $103,469; 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 Parmalee's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Parmalee
Parmalee runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parmalee.
Who works in Parmalee, and how
Work in Parmalee centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Parmalee
The coast is about 42 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Parmalee, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Parmalee, month by month
Parmalee sees roughly 158 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 Parmalee
The nearest airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parmalee
Schools across Parmalee average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gilbert W Mcneal Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Myakka City Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- R. Dan Nolan Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakewood Ranch High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parmalee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parmalee 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 Parmalee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parmalee
Is Parmalee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parmalee ranks 15,791st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on disaster risk and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parmalee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $420,598. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $103,469 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Parmalee safe?
Yes, Parmalee is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
Compare Parmalee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parmalee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parmalee 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.
Parmalee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parmalee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parmalee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parmalee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parmalee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parmalee 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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