Best Places32778, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32778, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32778 ranks 11,801st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32778
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
32778's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32778 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 32778 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32778
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32778 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $66,303; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 32778's effective rate of 0.80%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32778
32778 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32778.
Who works in 32778, and how
Work in 32778 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 32778
32778 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 32778 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32778, month by month
32778 sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| April | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 76° | 67° |
Flying in and out of 32778
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around 32778
Schools across 32778 average a B, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pinecrest Academy TavaresA+ · 77% proficient
- Tavares Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Astatula Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tavares Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Eustis Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- South Lake High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Tavares High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Eustis High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32778 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32778 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 32778 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32778 suits
Common questions about living in 32778
Is 32778 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32778 ranks 11,801st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32778 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,330. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,303 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 32778 safe?
Yes, 32778 is safer than 93% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $121 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32778?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 48. That works out to about 129 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Is 32778 good for families?
Schools beat 62% of zip codes, crime safety beats 93%, and childcare runs $857 a month.
Compare 32778 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32778. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32778 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
32778 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32778: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32778: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32778: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32778: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32778 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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