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32456 — Port Saint Joe, FL

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 32456 in Port Saint Joe, FL blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of D (47/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $64,681, a median home value of $378,500, 36.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, and an average commute of 19 minutes. Every value comes directly from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates tied to ZIP 32456, not a national average mapped onto the ZIP.

Cross-agency inputs extend the score beyond Census demographics. If any of these feeds is missing for 32456, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall D score for 32456 reflects a weighted blend, Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%) - and each dimension is benchmarked against national percentiles rather than in-state-only comparisons. Strengths visible in the raw data include commute. Areas pulling the overall grade down are housing, rent.

D
Overall Score
47/100
32456 — Port Saint Joe, FL
Income C-
$64,681
Median household income
Education C+
36.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing F
5.9x
Home value $378,500 vs income
Commute B+
19 min
Average commute time
Rent D
$1,702/mo
2BR fair market rent (32% of income)
Safety N/A
N/A
Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare N/A
N/A
Center-based infant care cost

Score Breakdown

Income

C-
$64,681

Median household income

Score: 53/100

Education

C+
36.3%

Bachelor's degree or higher

Score: 63/100

Housing

F
5.9x

Home value $378,500 vs income

Score: 11/100

Commute

B+
19 min

Average commute time

Score: 77/100

Rent

D
$1,702/mo

2BR fair market rent (32% of income)

Score: 45/100

Safety

N/A
N/A

Violent crime rate (county)

Childcare

N/A
N/A

Center-based infant care cost

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Neighborhood Scorecard for ZIP 32456 - Port Saint Joe, FL: Grade D, Score 47/100
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What This Means

Port Saint Joe, FL (32456) receives an overall grade of D based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. This area performs well in commute. Challenges include housing. Data was unavailable for safety, childcare — these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall score for ZIP 32456?▼
ZIP 32456 (Port Saint Joe, FL) has an overall neighborhood score of 47/100, earning a grade of D. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 32456 a good place to live?▼
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 32456 scores D overall. Strengths include commute. Areas that score lower: housing, rent.
How is the neighborhood scorecard calculated?▼
The scorecard evaluates 7 dimensions weighted by importance: Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing affordability (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%). Each metric is compared against national benchmarks to produce a percentile score.

Official Data Resources

HUD Fair Market Rents → FBI Crime Statistics → NCES School Data →

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report. Source: DOL Childcare Costs. Verify with HUD →

Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.