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4,457 residents make their home in this town in Florida.
Homes run about $115K for a typical one, 2 times the Okeechobee area’s $58K median household income. With a D− overall, Taylor Creek is behind almost every U.S. town. It ranks 631st of 634 in Florida. The weak point is incomes (D−): the median household income is $38K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Health is weaker too: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country. Schools are weaker too: its schools rank behind 89% of the state's. Hazard risk is weaker too (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 35% of residents are 65 or older here, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index.
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.
Of 31 CDC measures, Taylor Creek beats the Florida average on 1 and trails it on 17. Taylor Creek: 28% of adults say their health is fair or poor. In Taylor Creek, 47% of adults have high blood pressure, and 18% have diabetes.
| Taylor Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 32% | 35% |
| 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
In Taylor Creek, the trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park, at 144 acres. 2.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| 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
The national flood insurance program has paid 17 claims in Taylor Creek since 1999. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 69% come from inland flooding and 22% from hurricanes.
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.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 34 miles. The average commute in Taylor Creek is 31 minutes. For most workers, Taylor Creek is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Okeechobee (24%), Port St. Lucie (3%) and Fort Pierce (3%).
| Taylor Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 11% | 9.6% |
| 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°.
For Taylor Creek, the January low is 52°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| 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.
The going rate for rent for Taylor Creek comes to $1,563 a month. Just over two thirds of households live in a home they own here.
| Taylor Creek | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,563 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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−.