Best PlacesAmericana, Oak Ridge, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Americana, Oak Ridge, 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.
Americana, Oak Ridge ranks 4,970th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Americana, Oak Ridge
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.
Americana, Oak Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Americana, Oak Ridge ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Americana, Oak Ridge ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Americana, Oak Ridge
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Americana, Oak Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,557, 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 Americana, Oak Ridge's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 Americana, Oak Ridge
Americana, Oak Ridge 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 Americana, Oak Ridge.
Who works in Americana, Oak Ridge, and how
Work in Americana, Oak Ridge centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Americana, Oak Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Americana, Oak Ridge.
What the weather is like in Americana, Oak Ridge, month by month
Americana, Oak Ridge 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 Americana, Oak Ridge
Orlando International sits about 7 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 Americana, Oak Ridge
Schools across Americana, Oak Ridge average a C, better than 35% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Palmetto ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Pineloch ElementaryC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westridge MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Memorial MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Ridge HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Americana, Oak Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Americana, Oak Ridge 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 Americana, Oak Ridge against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Americana, Oak Ridge
Is Americana, Oak Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Americana, Oak Ridge ranks 4,970th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, cell coverage, and state infrastructure, and lowest on internet speeds and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Americana, Oak Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $306,000. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $54,557 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Americana, Oak Ridge safe?
Americana, Oak Ridge is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare Americana, Oak Ridge with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Americana, Oak Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Americana, Oak Ridge 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.
Americana, Oak Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Americana, Oak Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Americana, Oak Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Americana, Oak Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Americana, Oak Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Americana, Oak Ridge 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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