Capitola isn’t ranked, but the towns around it are
Capitola has fewer than 2,500 residents, below the floor for Florida’s town rankings: Census estimates for a town this size carry margins too wide to rank fairly. Here’s what the towns around it are known for.
What the towns around Capitola are known for
None of the towns bordering Capitola reach 2,500 residents, so these are the nearest ranked towns, each with its best finish on a FL list.
#26 of 631
#4 of 633
#9 of 626
#26 of 631
#26 of 631
#70 of 626Every FL list
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 North Miami Beach · 20.3 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Winter Park · 17.4 per resident
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
Safety
Safest#1 Gulf Breeze · 4.8
All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.