Astatula ranks #45 in Florida for new homes
Astatula is ranked on 27 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Drier than 99% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Astatula’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Astatula does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Astatula marked.
Astatula lands in the top half on 6 of 18 lists
Each dot is Astatula’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Astatula does best come first.
Where Astatula lands in every FL ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#231
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#45
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#165
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#92
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#184
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#101
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#515 
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#541
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#537
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#512
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#480
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#499
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#380
Closest to a top hospital#1 New Smyrna Beach · 0.0 mi
#498 
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #500People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#554
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#198
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#442
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#545
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#91 Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#406
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#171
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#413
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#545 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 North Miami Beach · 20.3 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Winter Park · 17.4 per resident
Safety
Safest#1 Gulf Breeze · 4.8
The number on the right is Astatula’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every FL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.