Best Places34741, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34741, 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.
34741 ranks 25,215th 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 34741
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.
34741's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34741 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 34741 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34741
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34741 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $59,257, 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 34741's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 34741
34741 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 34741.
Who works in 34741, and how
Work in 34741 centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 34741
34741 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 76% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 34741 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34741, month by month
34741 sees roughly 139 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 34741
Orlando International sits about 11 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 34741
Schools across 34741 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Osceola Science Charter SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Renaissance Charter School At TapestryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Horizon Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Kissimmee Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Denn John Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Celebration High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Osceola High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Liberty High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34741 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34741 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 34741 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34741 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 34741
Is 34741 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34741 ranks 25,215th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, 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 34741 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,723. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $59,257 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 34741 safe?
34741 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34741?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 50. That works out to about 139 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of zip codes.
Is 34741 good for families?
Schools beat 37% of zip codes, crime safety beats 21%, and childcare runs $857 a month.
Compare 34741 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34741. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34741 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.
34741 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34741: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34741: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34741: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34741: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34741 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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