Best PlacesPrinceton, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Princeton, 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.
Princeton ranks 1,912th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Princeton
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.
Princeton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Princeton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of cities
Where Princeton ranks low
- Short commute39.2 minutes each way, better than only 1% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Princeton
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Princeton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,465, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Princeton's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Princeton
Princeton runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Princeton.
Who works in Princeton, and how
Work in Princeton centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Princeton
Princeton has more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Princeton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Princeton, month by month
Princeton sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 78, with lows near 59. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78° | 68° | 59° |
| April | 85° | 76° | 68° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Princeton
Miami International sits about 19 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.2 million passengers in 2025, with 233 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Princeton
Schools across Princeton average a B−, better than 41% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Air Base K-8 Center For International EducationA+ · 76% proficient
- Somerset Academy Silver PalmsA · 65% proficient
- Somerset Academy Silver Palms At PrincetonA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cutler Bay MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
- Redland Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Palm Glades Preparatory AcademyD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Somerset Academy Charter High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Palm Glades Preparatory High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Princeton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Princeton 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 Princeton against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Princeton suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Princeton
Is Princeton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Princeton ranks 1,912th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes 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 Princeton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $433,545. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $82,465 median income, cost of living beats 21% of cities.
Is Princeton safe?
Princeton is safer than 16% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Princeton?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 78 with lows near 59. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of cities.
Is Princeton good for families?
Schools beat 41% of cities, crime safety beats 16%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare Princeton with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Princeton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Princeton 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.
Princeton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Princeton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Princeton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Princeton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Princeton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Princeton 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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