Sebastian ranks #38 in Florida for graduation rate
Sebastian 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.
Cooler summers than 96% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Sebastian’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Sebastian does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sebastian marked.
Sebastian lands in the top half on 16 of 22 lists
Each dot is Sebastian’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Sebastian does best come first.
Where Sebastian 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#271
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#73
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#229
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#218
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#167
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#186
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#150 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#116
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#74
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#368 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#215
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#94
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#427
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#145 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#266
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#246
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#232
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
#137 People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#363
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#552
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#84
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#72
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#527 
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #487Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#157
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#529
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#20
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#370 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 Sebastian’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.