Live Oak ranks #22 in Florida for cheap rent
Live Oak 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 5.
Colder winters than 97% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Live Oak’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Live Oak does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Live Oak marked.
Live Oak lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Live Oak’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Live Oak does best come first.
Where Live Oak 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#38
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#22
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#89
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #63
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#483
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#537
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#417
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#480
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#394
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#299
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#621 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#447
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#401
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#337 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#423
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#172
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#326
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#598
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#140
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#500
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#446
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#305 Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#537
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#132
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#426
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
#67
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#213 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 Live Oak’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.