Frostproof ranks #3 in Florida for cheap rent
Frostproof is ranked on 32 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Frostproof marked.
Hotter summers than 95% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Frostproof’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Frostproof lands in the top half on 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Frostproof’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Frostproof does best come first.
Every FL list, and where Frostproof 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
#30
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#3
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#98
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#76
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#76
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#39
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #222Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#235
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#376
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#608 Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#591
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#589
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#572
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#522
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#499
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#565
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#615 People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#530
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#523
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#113
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#100
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#289 
Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#347
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#27
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#540
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#407 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 Frostproof’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.