Umatilla ranks #42 in Florida for new homes
Umatilla is ranked on 30 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 Umatilla does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Umatilla marked.
Umatilla lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Umatilla’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Umatilla does best come first.
Drier than 94% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Umatilla’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Umatilla 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#316
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#42
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#262
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#119
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#478
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#153
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#392
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#357
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#300
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#387
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#252
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#299
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#451 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#475
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#249
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#397 
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #538People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#542
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#429
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#209
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#95
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#467 Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#426
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#186
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#380
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#521 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 Umatilla’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.