Best PlacesApopka, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Apopka, 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.
Apopka ranks 924th 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 Apopka
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.
The best areas in Apopka
The parts of Apopka, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
Plymouth Heights
Silver Rose, Wekiva & Wekiwa Hills
Lakeside Homes & Martin Place
Emerson Park
Summerset Wadarville & Sheeler Oaks
Apopka shows why a single number is not enough. Some neighborhoods score in the bottom 12% of the country and others in the top 7%. Pick the area first, then the home.
Apopka's strengths and weaknesses
Where Apopka ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of cities
- QuietBetter than 76% of cities
Where Apopka ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 22% of cities
- Short commute30.3 minutes each way, better than only 23% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Apopka
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Apopka home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $98,282; 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 Apopka's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Apopka
Apopka's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Apopka.
Who works in Apopka, and how
Work in Apopka centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Apopka
Apopka has more parkland per resident than 75% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Apopka and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Apopka, month by month
Apopka 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 Apopka
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 22 miles away.
The best schools in and around Apopka
Schools across Apopka average a B−, better than 54% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Wolf Lake ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Dream Lake ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Rock Springs ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wolf Lake MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Lakeview MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Ocoee MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Apopka HighB− · 41% proficient
- Wekiva HighC · 34% proficient
- Ocoee HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Apopka school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Apopka 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 Apopka against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Apopka suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 70% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Apopka
Is Apopka a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Apopka ranks 924th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and clean air, 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 Apopka expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $394,906. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $98,282 median income, cost of living beats 70% of cities.
Is Apopka safe?
Apopka is safer than 46% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Apopka?
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.
What are the best neighborhoods in Apopka?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Plymouth Heights, Silver Rose, Wekiva & Wekiwa Hills, and Lakeside Homes & Martin Place. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Apopka with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Apopka. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Apopka 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.
Apopka detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Apopka: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Apopka: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Apopka: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Apopka: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Apopka 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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