Gonzalez ranks #96 in Florida for short commutes
Gonzalez is ranked on 31 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Wetter than 98% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Gonzalez’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Gonzalez does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Gonzalez marked.
Gonzalez lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Gonzalez’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Gonzalez does best come first.
Gonzalez 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.
Every FL list, and where Gonzalez lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #96Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#191
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#133
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#150
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#267
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#407
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#300
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#179
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#114
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#565
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#301 
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#325
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#184
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#451
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#421
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#140 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#468
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#97
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#555 
Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#528
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#295
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#263
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
#53
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#11 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#554
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#444
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
Safety
Safest#1 Gulf Breeze · 4.8
The number on the right is Gonzalez’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.