Gulf Gate ranks #36 in Florida for short commutes
Gulf Gate is ranked on 27 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Gulf Gate does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Gulf Gate marked.
Gulf Gate lands in the top half on 12 of 17 lists
Each dot is Gulf Gate’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Gulf Gate does best come first.
Steadier prices than 84% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Gulf Gate’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Gulf Gate 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.
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #36Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#70 
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#309
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#300
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#269
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#167
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#481
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#137 People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#297
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#482
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#152
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#107
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#524 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#336
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#392
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#303
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#181
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#178
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#372
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#247 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#195
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#440
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 Gulf Gate’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.