Tamarac ranks #69 in Florida for walkable streets
Tamarac is ranked on 29 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Tamarac does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Tamarac marked.
Tamarac lands in the top half on 8 of 22 lists
Each dot is Tamarac’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Tamarac does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 89% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Tamarac’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Tamarac out-ranks 4 of its 6 ranked neighbors
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 Tamarac lands
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
#397
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#312
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#300
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#455
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#456
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#103
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#145 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#292
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#250
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#69 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#211
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#457
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#348
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
#235 
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#331
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#417
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#217
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#184
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#380 
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #495Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#355
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#214
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#358
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#21 Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
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 Tamarac’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.