Best PlacesVermont Heights, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vermont Heights, 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.
Vermont Heights ranks 4,144th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Vermont Heights
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.
Vermont Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Vermont Heights ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
Where Vermont Heights ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,222 a month, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vermont Heights
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vermont Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $91,148; 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 Vermont Heights' effective rate of 0.64%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Vermont Heights
Vermont Heights 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 Vermont Heights.
Who works in Vermont Heights, and how
Work in Vermont Heights centers on finance & insurance and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Vermont Heights
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Vermont Heights, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Vermont Heights, month by month
Vermont Heights sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 80° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 75° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Vermont Heights
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vermont Heights
Schools across Vermont Heights average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Otis A. Mason Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- South Woods Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- James A. Webster Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gamble Rogers Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- R J Murray Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Pedro Menendez High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vermont Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vermont Heights 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 Vermont Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vermont Heights
Is Vermont Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vermont Heights ranks 4,144th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on noise and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vermont Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $377,618. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $91,148 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Vermont Heights safe?
Yes, Vermont Heights is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $92 per resident a year.
Compare Vermont Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vermont Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vermont Heights 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.
Vermont Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vermont Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vermont Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vermont Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vermont Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vermont Heights 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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