Best PlacesPort Mayaca, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Mayaca, 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.
Port Mayaca ranks 46,759th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Port Mayaca
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 Mayaca's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Mayaca ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 119 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of towns
Where Port Mayaca ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute41.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Mayaca
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Mayaca home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,929, 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 Mayaca's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 3 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 Mayaca
Port Mayaca runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Mayaca.
Who works in Port Mayaca, and how
Work in Port Mayaca centers on arts & entertainment and admin & support services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Port Mayaca
The coast is about 50 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Port Mayaca, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Port Mayaca, month by month
Port Mayaca sees roughly 119 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 Port Mayaca
The nearest airport, Vero Beach Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Palm Beach International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Port Mayaca
Schools across Port Mayaca average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Everglades Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- K. E. Cunningham/canal Point ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- Warfield Elementary SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Osceola Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Indiantown Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Lake Shore Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- South Fork High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Okeechobee High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Pahokee Middle-senior HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Mayaca school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Mayaca 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 Mayaca against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Mayaca
Is Port Mayaca a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Mayaca ranks 46,759th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, and lowest on noise and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Port Mayaca expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $79,700. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $60,929 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Port Mayaca safe?
Yes, Port Mayaca is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $126 per resident a year.
Compare Port Mayaca with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Mayaca. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Mayaca 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 Mayaca detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Mayaca: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Mayaca: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Mayaca: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Mayaca: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Mayaca 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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