Best Places34711, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34711, 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.
34711 ranks 4,470th 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 34711
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.
34711's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34711 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 34711 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34711
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34711 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $92,285, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 34711's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34711
34711 runs older 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 34711.
Who works in 34711, and how
Work in 34711 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 34711
34711 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 34711 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34711, month by month
34711 sees roughly 131 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 34711
Orlando International sits about 27 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 34711
Schools across 34711 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cypress Ridge Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Imagine Schools At South LakeA+ · 78% proficient
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Ridge Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Windy Hill Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Gray Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Pinecrest Lakes Middle/high AcademyA · 70% proficient
- East Ridge High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Lake Minneola High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34711 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34711 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 34711 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34711 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 34711
Is 34711 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34711 ranks 4,470th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low crime, and low taxes, 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 34711 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $417,016. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $92,285 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 34711 safe?
Yes, 34711 is safer than 96% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $108 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34711?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 48. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of zip codes.
Is 34711 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $857 a month.
Compare 34711 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34711. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34711 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.
34711 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34711: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34711: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34711: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34711: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34711 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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