Windermere makes Florida’s top 10 on 7 lists
Windermere is ranked on 25 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 7 and the top quarter on 10.
The lists Windermere does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Windermere marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for staying active
Lists where Windermere sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Windermere lands in the top half on 13 of 19 lists
Each dot is Windermere’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Windermere does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 88% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Windermere’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every FL list, and where Windermere 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
#7
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#73
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#23
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#4
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#8
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#186
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#293 
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#6
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#468
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#169
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#225
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#118 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#448
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#384 Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #517Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#620
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#618
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#617
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
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
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#353
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#61
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
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 Windermere’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.