Best PlacesSouth Clewiston, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Clewiston, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Clewiston ranks 31,344th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Clewiston
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.
South Clewiston's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Clewiston ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute15.4 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
Where South Clewiston ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Clewiston
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Clewiston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,637, 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 South Clewiston's effective rate of 0.79%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in South Clewiston
South Clewiston 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 South Clewiston.
Who works in South Clewiston, and how
Work in South Clewiston centers on finance & insurance 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 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in South Clewiston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Clewiston.
What the weather is like in South Clewiston, month by month
South Clewiston sees roughly 148 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 South Clewiston
Palm Beach International sits about 48 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around South Clewiston
Schools across South Clewiston average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eastside Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Rosenwald Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Belle Glade Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clewiston Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Lake Shore Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Clewiston High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Glades Central High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Clewiston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Clewiston 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 South Clewiston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Clewiston
Is South Clewiston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Clewiston ranks 31,344th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, few empty homes, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Clewiston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $292,805. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $107,637 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is South Clewiston safe?
South Clewiston is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $505 per resident a year.
Compare South Clewiston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Clewiston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Clewiston 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.
South Clewiston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Clewiston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Clewiston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Clewiston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Clewiston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Clewiston 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.