Best PlacesTaylor, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Taylor, 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.
Taylor ranks 43,580th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Taylor
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.
Taylor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Taylor ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
Where Taylor ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute41.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Taylor
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Taylor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $55,045; 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 Taylor's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Taylor
Taylor runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Taylor.
Who works in Taylor, and how
Work in Taylor centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Taylor
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Taylor.
What the weather is like in Taylor, month by month
Taylor sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 55° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 57° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Taylor
Jacksonville International sits about 35 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.7 million passengers in 2025, with 86 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Taylor
Schools across Taylor average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- J Franklyn Keller Intermediate SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Five Points Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Baker County Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Baker County Senior High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Columbia High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Taylor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Taylor 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 Taylor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Taylor
Is Taylor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Taylor ranks 43,580th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Taylor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,200. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $55,045 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Taylor safe?
Taylor is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Taylor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Taylor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Taylor 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.
Taylor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Taylor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Taylor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Taylor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Taylor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Taylor 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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