Best PlacesVero Beach South, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vero Beach South, 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.
Vero Beach South ranks 20,573rd 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 Vero Beach South
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.
Vero Beach South's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vero Beach South ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
Where Vero Beach South ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vero Beach South
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vero Beach South home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $78,099; 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 Vero Beach South's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Vero Beach South
Vero Beach South runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Vero Beach South.
Who works in Vero Beach South, and how
Work in Vero Beach South centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Vero Beach South
Vero Beach South has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of towns. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Vero Beach South and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Vero Beach South, month by month
Vero Beach South sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 75, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75° | 63° | 52° |
| April | 84° | 74° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 87° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Vero Beach South
The nearest airport, Vero Beach Regional, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Palm Beach International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vero Beach South
Schools across Vero Beach South average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Glendale Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Beachland Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Citrus Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Storm Grove Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Gifford Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Oslo Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Vero Beach High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vero Beach South school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vero Beach South 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 Vero Beach South against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Vero Beach South suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 70% of towns and health care access beats 60%.
Common questions about living in Vero Beach South
Is Vero Beach South a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vero Beach South ranks 20,573rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vero Beach South expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $322,241. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $78,099 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Vero Beach South safe?
Yes, Vero Beach South is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $127 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Vero Beach South?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 75 with lows near 52. That works out to about 103 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of towns.
Is Vero Beach South good for families?
Schools beat 63% of towns, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $796 a month.
Compare Vero Beach South with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vero Beach South. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vero Beach South 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.
Vero Beach South detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vero Beach South: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vero Beach South: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vero Beach South: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vero Beach South: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vero Beach South 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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