Okeechobee ranks #59 in Florida for cheap rent
Okeechobee is ranked on 32 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Okeechobee does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Okeechobee marked.
Okeechobee lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Okeechobee’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Okeechobee does best come first.
Drier than 93% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Okeechobee’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every FL list, and where Okeechobee 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
#78
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#59
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#134
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #232Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#411
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#118
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#140
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#511
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#356
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#173 People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#454
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#177
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#461
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#326
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#134 Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#579
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#610
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#512
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#505
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#476
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#481
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#597 
Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#213
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#201
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#362
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#515 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 Okeechobee’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.