Best PlacesAltamonte Springs, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Altamonte Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Altamonte Springs ranks 1,190th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 Altamonte Springs
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.
Altamonte Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Altamonte Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of cities
Where Altamonte Springs ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of cities
- Household income$71,057 median, better than only 24% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 24% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Altamonte Springs
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Altamonte Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,057, 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 Altamonte Springs' effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Altamonte Springs.
Who works in Altamonte Springs, and how
Work in Altamonte Springs 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 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of cities and more parkland per resident than 87% of cities. The coast is about 47 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Altamonte Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Altamonte Springs, month by month
Altamonte Springs 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 Altamonte Springs
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 17 miles away.
The best schools in and around Altamonte Springs
Schools across Altamonte Springs average a B+, better than 70% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Sabal Point Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Wekiva Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Bear Lake Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rock Lake Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Milwee Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Teague Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Brantley High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Lyman High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Endeavor SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Altamonte Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Altamonte Springs 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 Altamonte Springs against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Altamonte Springs suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Altamonte Springs
Is Altamonte Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Altamonte Springs ranks 1,190th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low property 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 Altamonte Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $317,512. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $71,057 median income, cost of living beats 41% of cities.
Is Altamonte Springs safe?
Altamonte Springs is safer than 30% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Altamonte Springs?
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 75% of cities.
Is Altamonte Springs good for families?
Schools beat 70% of cities, crime safety beats 30%, and childcare runs $1,027 a month.
Compare Altamonte Springs with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Altamonte Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Altamonte Springs 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.
Altamonte Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Altamonte Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Altamonte Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Altamonte Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Altamonte Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Altamonte Springs 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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