A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Ferndale$3,620/mo

Typical home $538K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

McIntosh$1,590/mo

Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,958/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,040 a month, about $24,400 a year, between Ferndale and McIntosh.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–FerndaleNot graded C−McIntoshBetter than 16% of districts in the state

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

FerndaleMcIntosh

Snow a year0″0″

January low49°F 43°F

July high94°F 91°F

Growing season (days)349d 277d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 72nd

Outdoors & history

FerndaleMcIntosh

Trails3 mi —

Conserved land10.5%—

Settled—1913

National Register places—1

Archive photos—2

Community

FerndaleMcIntosh

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FerndaleFL McIntoshFL

Ferndale ↔ McIntosh66 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Florida average

FerndaleMcIntosh

People

Population 359Highest 333Lowest

Median age 49.3±13.2Lowest 16% above FL 58.1±11.4Highest 36% above FL

McIntosh and Ferndale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 32%±22.9Highest FL: 19.5% 17.4%±16.3Lowest FL: 19.5%

Ferndale and McIntosh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 6.1%±16.3Lowest FL: 21.3% 33.3%±7.1Highest FL: 21.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.3%Lowest FL: 34.1% 40.6%Highest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.9 FL: 6.1% 0%±6.4 FL: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $62,300±$14k 16% below FL

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $320,800±$147kHighest 11% below FL $275,000±$162kLowest 23% below FL

Ferndale and McIntosh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,958±$1k 17% above FL

Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,769 35% below FL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest FL: 60.1% 47.8%±100Highest FL: 60.1%

McIntosh and Ferndale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 0%Lowest FL: 12.6% 7.2%Highest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80%Lowest FL: 67.6% 84.5%Highest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest same as FL 1977Lowest 11 yrs older than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 10% below FL 36 minHighest 28% above FL

Work from home 21.5%±13.3Highest FL: 15.7% 18.5%±13.2Lowest FL: 15.7%

Ferndale and McIntosh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 37.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.01Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Orlando (13%)Ocala (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McIntoshFew work in Ferndale

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 10.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.2Lowest 102Highest

Schools

School district —MARION

High school in town —None in town

Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Ferndale vs McIntosh

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $2,040 more a month in Ferndale

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

66 miles apart

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