Best Places34761, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 34761, 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.
34761 ranks 7,801st 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 34761
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.
34761's strengths and weaknesses
Where 34761 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of zip codes
Where 34761 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Short commute30.5 minutes each way, better than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 34761
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 34761 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $100,475; 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 34761's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 34761
34761 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 34761.
Who works in 34761, and how
Work in 34761 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 34761
34761 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 34761 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 34761, month by month
34761 sees roughly 131 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° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of 34761
Orlando International sits about 17 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 34761
Schools across 34761 average a B−, better than 59% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Whitney ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
- Thornebrooke ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Westbrooke ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sunridge MiddleA · 65% proficient
- Gotha MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Lakeview MiddleB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- West Orange HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Innovation Montessori High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Olympia HighB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 34761 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
34761 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 34761 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 34761 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 34761
Is 34761 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 34761 ranks 7,801st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and few empty homes, 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 34761 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $392,480. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $100,475 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 34761 safe?
34761 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 34761?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 50. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of zip codes.
Is 34761 good for families?
Schools beat 59% of zip codes, crime safety beats 48%, and childcare runs $908 a month.
Compare 34761 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 34761. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 34761 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.
34761 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 34761: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 34761: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 34761: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 34761: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
34761 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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