Best PlacesPort Dixie, Lake Lorraine, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine ranks 2,269th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine
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.
Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,782, 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 Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine
Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine runs younger 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 Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine.
Who works in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine, and how
Work in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine, month by month
Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 77° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 90° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine
The nearest airport, Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 222 miles away.
The best schools in and around Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine
Schools across Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Shalimar Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clifford Meigs Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Choctawhatchee Senior High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine 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 Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine
Is Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine ranks 2,269th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,211. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $100,782 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine safe?
Yes, Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
Compare Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine 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.
Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine 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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