Fernandina Beach is #1 in Florida for a top hospital nearby
Fernandina Beach is ranked on 33 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 13.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fernandina Beach marked.
More homes per newcomer than 98% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Fernandina Beach’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fernandina Beach lands in the top half on 19 of 22 lists
Each dot is Fernandina Beach’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Fernandina Beach does best come first.
Where Fernandina Beach 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
#133
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#312
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#98
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#45
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#44
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#186
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#1 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#35
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#25
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#413 
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#76
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#554
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#81
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#67
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#537 Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #83
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#538
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#140
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#531
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
#89 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#92
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#93
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#127
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#178 Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#458
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#406
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#145
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#518 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 Fernandina Beach’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.