Best PlacesWebster, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Webster, 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.
Webster ranks 27,019th 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 Webster
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.
Webster's strengths and weaknesses
Where Webster ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of towns
Where Webster ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute40.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Webster
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Webster home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,950, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Webster's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Webster
Webster's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Webster.
Who works in Webster, and how
Work in Webster centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Webster
The coast is about 54 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Webster, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Webster, month by month
Webster sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 58° | 45° |
| April | 86° | 72° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 88° | 74° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Webster
Tampa International sits about 49 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.1 million passengers in 2025, with 135 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Webster
Schools across Webster average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bushnell Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Webster Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Eastside Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Sumter Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- D. S. Parrott Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Pasco Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Pasco High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- South Lake High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- South Sumter High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Webster school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Webster 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 Webster against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Webster
Is Webster a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Webster ranks 27,019th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Webster expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,627. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $70,950 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Webster safe?
Yes, Webster is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $164 per resident a year.
Compare Webster with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Webster. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Webster 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.
Webster detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Webster: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Webster: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Webster: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Webster: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Webster 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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