Bushnell makes Florida’s top 10 on 2 lists
Bushnell is ranked on 31 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bushnell marked.
Drier than 97% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Bushnell’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Bushnell lands in the top half on 5 of 20 lists
Each dot is Bushnell’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Bushnell does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Bushnell sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every FL list, and where Bushnell lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#3
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#6
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#51
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#271
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#584 Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#487
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#446
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#467
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#455
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#394
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#186
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#478 Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #354Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#116
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#145
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#17 
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#537
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#433
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#203
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#215
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#536 
Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#439
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#245
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#323
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
#72
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#539 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 Bushnell’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.