Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $370K, 5.2 years of the Deltona metro’s $71K median household income. Where it does best is walkability: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of 316th of 634 in Florida. It comes out better than 34% of U.S. towns. Daytona Beach Shores's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. On history, just 52 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. Daytona Beach Shores’ midpoint age is 66.8 years, above both Florida’s towns (42.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Daytona Beach Shores beats most towns.
4,247 counted in 2010 and 5,179 in 2020; an estimated 5,187 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Daytona Beach Shores is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 92% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 768 in 1970, 5,179 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2003 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Daytona Beach Shores. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumMotorsports Hall of Fame of America
7 mi LighthousePonce de Leon Inlet Light
37 mi Theme parkMarineland of Florida
16 mi National SeashoreCanaveral National Seashore2.5M visitors a year
4 mi MuseumMary McLeod Bethune Home
40 mi National MonumentFort Matanzas National Monument653K visitors a yearMotorsports Hall of Fame of America: WillRStroh97, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ponce de Leon Inlet Light: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Marineland of Florida: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Canaveral National Seashore: Joneboi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mary McLeod Bethune Home: Lvklock, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Matanzas National Monument: Saginaw66, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Daytona Beach Shores, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Daytona Beach Shores.
Daytona Beach Shores is a second-home town, has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Daytona Beach and other neighbors.
The Deland 1 Sse weather station, 22 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 310 days, longer than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 50.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°.
For Daytona Beach Shores, the January low is 50°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Daytona Beach Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
69 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.
The FEMA risk score in Daytona Beach Shores is 67 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 69 claims locally since 1978. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 32%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Daytona Beach Shores after 14 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Daytona Beach Shores, 49% have high blood pressure and 87% had a checkup this year. Of 31 CDC measures, Daytona Beach Shores beats the Florida average on 16 and trails it on 8. In Daytona Beach Shores, 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Daytona Beach Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Daytona Beach Shores | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.5% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.6% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 17.7% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Daytona Beach Shores has about as many jobs (1,662) as working residents, but only 105 people both live and work here. 26.1% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
The top destinations are Daytona Beach (19%), Port Orange (8%) and Ormond Beach (5%). Most working residents leave Daytona Beach Shores for work: only 6% work in town. Among workers here, 26% do their job from home. Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
| Daytona Beach Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Daytona Beach Shores's reported crime rate is above Florida's. The rate of thefts and burglaries for Daytona Beach Shores comes to 24.4 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 11 violent crimes were reported in 2022.
| Daytona Beach Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 24.4 per 1,000 residents | 18 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Trails run 0.1 miles in 3 parks and preserves.
| Daytona Beach Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frank Rendon Park | — | 3 |
| 2. Andrinopoulos Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Beachcomber Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical value, about $370K, is 16% below its December 2022 peak. The median property tax bill is $4,192, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
A typical home in Daytona Beach Shores is worth about $370,000, up 1.5% in a year, close to the Florida typical home. On the market locally: a median 91 days to sell. Homes in Daytona Beach Shores sold for 94.5% of their list price on average.
| Daytona Beach Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,505 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 72% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Daytona Beach Shores
About 3 of every 100 Daytona Beach Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
City in Florida, United States
Daytona Beach Shores is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,179 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Daytona Beach Shores.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona Beach Shores | #316 | C | D− | — | B− | B |
| Daytona Beach | #503 | D | C− | — | B− | C− |
| Port Orange | #390 | C | D | — | B− | B |
Daytona Beach Shores, Daytona Beach and Port Orange report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Daytona Beach Shores with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Daytona Beach Shores grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #316 of 634 in Florida. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
