Best PlacesTheressa, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Theressa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Theressa ranks 27,758th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Theressa
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.
Theressa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Theressa ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Theressa ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Theressa
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Theressa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $67,450; 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 Theressa's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Theressa
Theressa 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 Theressa.
Who works in Theressa, and how
Work in Theressa centers on construction and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Theressa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Theressa.
What the weather is like in Theressa, month by month
Theressa sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 54° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 58° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 71° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Theressa
The nearest airport, Gainesville Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Theressa
Schools across Theressa average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Keystone Heights ElementaryA · 71% proficient
- Middleburg Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Southside Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Green Cove Springs Junior High SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Keystone Heights Junior/senior HighB+ · 51% proficient
- Bradford High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Theressa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Theressa 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 Theressa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Theressa
Is Theressa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Theressa ranks 27,758th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Theressa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,476. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $67,450 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Theressa safe?
Yes, Theressa is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $170 per resident a year.
Compare Theressa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Theressa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Theressa 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.
Theressa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Theressa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Theressa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Theressa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Theressa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Theressa 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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