Clermont ranks #27 in Florida for new homes
Clermont is ranked on 32 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 7.
Drier than 97% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Clermont’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Clermont does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Clermont marked.
Clermont lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is Clermont’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Clermont does best come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for new homes
Lists where Clermont sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Clermont out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Clermont 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%
#341
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#27
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#180
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#196
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#357
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#98
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#179
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#252
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#103
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#487 
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#225
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#310
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#325
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#213
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#214 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#325
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#156
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#276 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#436
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#427
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#381
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
#190 Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #492Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#381
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#142
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#384
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#534 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 Clermont’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.