Williston ranks #38 in Florida for cheap rent
Williston is ranked on 31 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
More year-round than 98% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Williston’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Williston does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Williston marked.
Williston lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Williston’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Williston does best come first.
Every FL list, and where Williston 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
#156
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#38
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#145
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #104Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#614
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#87
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#132
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#576
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#480
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#572
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#544
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#476
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#380
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#457 People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#442
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#285
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#353
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#276
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#297 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#395
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#488 
Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#492
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#188
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#382
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
#97
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#379 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 Williston’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.