Best PlacesSeminole, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Seminole, 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.
Seminole ranks 677th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Seminole
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.
Seminole's strengths and weaknesses
Where Seminole ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- BikingBetter than 94% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of cities
Where Seminole ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 34% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Seminole
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Seminole home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,449, 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 Seminole'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 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 Seminole
Seminole runs older 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 Seminole.
Who works in Seminole, and how
Work in Seminole centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Seminole
Seminole has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of cities and more parkland per resident than 97% of cities. The coast is about 4 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Seminole and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Seminole, month by month
Seminole sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 61° | 52° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of Seminole
The nearest airport, St Pete-Clearwater International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 19 miles away.
The best schools in and around Seminole
Schools across Seminole average an A−, better than 84% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Orange Grove Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Bauder Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Oakhurst Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seminole Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Fitzgerald Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Osceola Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Richard O Jacobson Technical High School At SeminoleA− · 64% proficient
- Dixie M. Hollins High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Seminole High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Seminole school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Seminole 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 Seminole against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Seminole suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 21% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 83% of cities, health care access beats 78%, and it is quieter than 78%.
Common questions about living in Seminole
Is Seminole a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Seminole ranks 677th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, and lowest on summer heat 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 Seminole expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $401,974. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $90,449 median income, cost of living beats 58% of cities.
Is Seminole safe?
Yes, Seminole is safer than 85% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $137 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Seminole?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 52. That works out to about 151 pleasant days a year, more than 83% of cities.
Is Seminole good for families?
Schools beat 84% of cities, crime safety beats 85%, and childcare runs $1,048 a month.
Compare Seminole with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Seminole. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Seminole 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.
Seminole detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Seminole: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Seminole: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Seminole: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Seminole: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Seminole 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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