Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,457.
Taylor Creek earns a D−, 631st of 634 graded towns in Florida, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $38K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Residents are less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, 7% of its land is conserved. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Taylor Creek, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 44 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on hazard risk. Taylor Creek's schools rank behind 89% of the state's.
Where Taylor Creek beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Taylor Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Taylor Creek is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Okeechobee Battlefield is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 4,289 in 2000, 4,470 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1952 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Taylor Creek is unincorporated, so Okeechobee County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Taylor Creek.
Taylor Creek is a second-home town and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
The nearest emergency room, St. Lucie Medical Center, is 31 miles away in a straight line. Against the 1,911 U.S. towns with household incomes like Taylor Creek’s, it is less healthy than 58%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
47% of adults have high blood pressure in Taylor Creek. Taylor Creek beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 43% of adults have obesity in Taylor Creek.
| Taylor Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 37% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 32% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Taylor Creek | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.9% | 78.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.6% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Taylor Creek is 0.8 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park, at 144 acres.
| Taylor Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park | — | 144 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Taylor Creek.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Taylor Creek has 133 jobs for its 1,456 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Taylor Creek’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Most working residents leave Taylor Creek for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Okeechobee (24%), Port St.
| Taylor Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $38,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Okeechobee weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 103 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 52.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.4°.
Taylor Creek has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Taylor Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 2 years of the Okeechobee area’s $58K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,038, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Taylor Creek; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Taylor Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Unincorporated community in Florida, US
Taylor Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Taylor Creek had a population of 4,470.
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One town shares a border with Taylor Creek.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Creek | #631 | D− | B− | — | D | D |
| Cypress Quarters | — | — | B− | — | D | D− |
Cypress Quarters has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Taylor Creek and Cypress Quarters report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Taylor Creek with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Taylor Creek grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #631 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and D for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $115,000, 69% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.