Best PlacesParrish, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parrish, 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.
Parrish ranks 469th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parrish
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.
Parrish's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parrish ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 99% of cities
- QuietBetter than 99% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of cities
Where Parrish ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of cities
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 10% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Parrish
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parrish home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $116,215; 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 Parrish's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Parrish
Parrish runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parrish.
Who works in Parrish, and how
Work in Parrish centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Parrish
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Parrish, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Parrish, month by month
Parrish 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 Parrish
The nearest airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parrish
Schools across Parrish average a B, better than 67% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Gene Witt Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Annie Lucy Williams Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Barbara A Harvey Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carlos E. Haile Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Buffalo Creek Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Venice Senior High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Lakewood Ranch High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Parrish Community High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parrish school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parrish 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 Parrish against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Parrish suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 85% of cities, health care access beats 82%, and it is quieter than 99%.
Common questions about living in Parrish
Is Parrish a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parrish ranks 469th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and quiet, and lowest on walkability and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parrish expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $460,694. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $116,215 median income, cost of living beats 82% of cities.
Is Parrish safe?
Yes, Parrish is safer than 100% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $82 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Parrish?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 51. That works out to about 158 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of cities.
Is Parrish good for families?
Schools beat 67% of cities, crime safety beats 100%, and childcare runs $916 a month.
Compare Parrish with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parrish. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parrish 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.
Parrish detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parrish: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parrish: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parrish: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parrish: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parrish 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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