Best PlacesSteinhatchee, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Steinhatchee, 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.
Steinhatchee ranks 38,179th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Steinhatchee
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.
Steinhatchee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Steinhatchee ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
Where Steinhatchee ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Steinhatchee
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Steinhatchee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $55,516; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Steinhatchee's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Steinhatchee
Steinhatchee 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 Steinhatchee.
Who works in Steinhatchee, and how
Work in Steinhatchee centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Steinhatchee
The coast is about 23 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Steinhatchee, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Steinhatchee, month by month
Steinhatchee sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 53° | 41° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 56° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Steinhatchee
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Steinhatchee
Schools across Steinhatchee average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Steinhatchee SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- James M. Anderson Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ruth Rains Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Taylor County Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Dixie County High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Taylor County High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Steinhatchee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Steinhatchee 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 Steinhatchee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Steinhatchee
Is Steinhatchee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Steinhatchee ranks 38,179th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk 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 Steinhatchee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,135. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $55,516 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Steinhatchee safe?
Steinhatchee is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $216 per resident a year.
Compare Steinhatchee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Steinhatchee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Steinhatchee 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.
Steinhatchee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Steinhatchee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Steinhatchee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Steinhatchee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Steinhatchee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Steinhatchee 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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