Best Places32811, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32811, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32811 ranks 25,208th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32811
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.
32811's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32811 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 32811 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32811
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32811 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $55,660; 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 32811'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32811
32811 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32811.
Who works in 32811, and how
Work in 32811 centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 32811
32811 has more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 32811 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32811, month by month
32811 sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| April | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of 32811
Orlando International sits about 10 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 28.1 million passengers in 2025, with 223 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 32811
Schools across 32811 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Windy Ridge K-8A · 66% proficient
- Palm Lake ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- Pershing SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwest MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Chain Of Lakes MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Carver MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Olympia HighB · 45% proficient
- Dr. Phillips HighB− · 43% proficient
- Oak Ridge HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32811 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32811 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 32811 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32811 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 32811
Is 32811 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32811 ranks 25,208th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and transit, and lowest on car insurance costs and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32811 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,090. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $55,660 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 32811 safe?
32811 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $385 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32811?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 50. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of zip codes.
Is 32811 good for families?
Schools beat 35% of zip codes, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $908 a month.
Compare 32811 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32811. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32811 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.
32811 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32811: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32811: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32811: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32811: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32811 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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