Best Places32824, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32824, 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.
32824 ranks 9,028th 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 32824
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.
32824's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32824 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 32824 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32824
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32824 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $94,597; 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 32824's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 32824
32824's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 32824.
Who works in 32824, and how
Work in 32824 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 32824
32824 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 32824 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32824, month by month
32824 sees roughly 139 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° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 87° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of 32824
Orlando International sits about 5 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 32824
Schools across 32824 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eagle Creek ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Northlake Park Community ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Wetherbee ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Nona MiddleA · 67% proficient
- South Creek MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Meadow Woods MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Nona HighA− · 62% proficient
- Cypress Creek HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Oak Ridge HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32824 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32824 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 32824 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32824 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 32824
Is 32824 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32824 ranks 9,028th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on car insurance costs and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32824 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,773. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $94,597 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 32824 safe?
Yes, 32824 is safer than 64% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $190 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32824?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 50. That works out to about 139 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of zip codes.
Is 32824 good for families?
Schools beat 67% of zip codes, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $908 a month.
Compare 32824 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32824. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32824 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.
32824 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32824: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32824: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32824: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32824: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32824 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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