Best Places32829, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32829, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32829 ranks 5,930th 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 32829
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.
32829's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32829 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$111,221 median, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 32829 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32829
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32829 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,221, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 32829's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 32829
32829 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 32829.
Who works in 32829, and how
Work in 32829 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 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 32829
32829 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. The coast is about 48 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 32829 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32829, month by month
32829 sees roughly 135 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 32829
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 32829
Schools across 32829 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sun Blaze ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Andover ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- Vista Lakes ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Nona MiddleA · 67% proficient
- Odyssey MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Liberty MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Nona HighA− · 62% proficient
- University HighB · 49% proficient
- Colonial HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32829 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32829 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 32829 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 32829
Is 32829 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32829 ranks 5,930th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and population health, and lowest on car insurance costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32829 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,287. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $111,221 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 32829 safe?
32829 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
Compare 32829 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32829. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32829 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.
32829 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32829: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32829: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32829: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32829: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32829 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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