DeBary ranks #92 in Florida for a top hospital nearby
DeBary is ranked on 33 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists DeBary does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with DeBary marked.
DeBary lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is DeBary’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where DeBary does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 85% of Florida
Not better or worse, just DeBary’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
DeBary out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 DeBary 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#185
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#199
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#229
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#148
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#167
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#380
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#92 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#120
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#198
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#491 People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#293
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#397
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#238
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#212
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#387 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#322
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#379
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#408
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
#121 Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #330
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#402
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#133
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#414
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#28 Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#390
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#125
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#419
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#437 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 DeBary’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.