Best PlacesScotts Ferry, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scotts Ferry, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Scotts Ferry ranks 46,642nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Scotts Ferry
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.
Scotts Ferry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scotts Ferry ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 80% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 118 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of towns
Where Scotts Ferry ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$40,631 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scotts Ferry
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scotts Ferry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,631, 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 Scotts Ferry's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Scotts Ferry
Scotts Ferry runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Scotts Ferry.
Who works in Scotts Ferry, and how
Work in Scotts Ferry centers on public administration and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Scotts Ferry
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scotts Ferry.
What the weather is like in Scotts Ferry, month by month
Scotts Ferry sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 47° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 90° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Scotts Ferry
The nearest airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 208 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scotts Ferry
Schools across Scotts Ferry average an A−, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blountstown Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Wewahitchka Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Blountstown High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Wewahitchka High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scotts Ferry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scotts Ferry 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 Scotts Ferry against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scotts Ferry
Is Scotts Ferry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scotts Ferry ranks 46,642nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scotts Ferry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,700. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $40,631 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Scotts Ferry safe?
Scotts Ferry is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare Scotts Ferry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scotts Ferry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scotts Ferry 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.
Scotts Ferry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scotts Ferry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scotts Ferry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scotts Ferry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scotts Ferry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scotts Ferry 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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