Best Places33897, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 33897, 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.
33897 ranks 11,823rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 33897
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.
33897's strengths and weaknesses
Where 33897 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 33897 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Short commute37.7 minutes each way, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 33897
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 33897 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $76,715; 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 33897's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 33897
33897'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 33897.
Who works in 33897, and how
Work in 33897 centers on arts & entertainment and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 33897
33897 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 33897 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 33897, month by month
33897 sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| April | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 86° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of 33897
Orlando International sits about 24 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 33897
Schools across 33897 average a C, better than 36% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Westside K-8 SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Citrus Ridge A Civics AcademyC · 34% proficient
- Loughman Oaks Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Alfred Polytech AcademyB− · 41% proficient
- Shelley S. Boone Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Celebration High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Ridge Community High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 33897 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
33897 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 33897 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 33897 suits
Families
Schools land around the 36th percentile and crime safety beats 96%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 33897
Is 33897 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 33897 ranks 11,823rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 33897 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $316,153. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $76,715 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 33897 safe?
Yes, 33897 is safer than 96% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $114 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 33897?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 50. That works out to about 133 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of zip codes.
Is 33897 good for families?
Schools beat 36% of zip codes, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare 33897 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 33897. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 33897 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.
33897 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 33897: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 33897: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 33897: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 33897: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
33897 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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