Best PlacesCenter Hill, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Center Hill, 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.
Center Hill ranks 25,804th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Center Hill
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.
Center Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Center Hill ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of towns
Where Center Hill ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute38.5 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Center Hill
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Center Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $72,256; 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 Center Hill's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Center Hill
Center Hill'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 Center Hill.
Who works in Center Hill, and how
Work in Center Hill centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Center Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Center Hill.
What the weather is like in Center Hill, month by month
Center Hill sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| April | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 76° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Center Hill
Orlando International sits about 45 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 Center Hill
Schools across Center Hill average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bushnell Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Webster Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Leesburg Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Sumter Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Oak Park Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- South Lake High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- South Sumter High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Leesburg High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Center Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Center Hill 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 Center Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Center Hill
Is Center Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Center Hill ranks 25,804th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Center Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,925. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $72,256 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Center Hill safe?
Yes, Center Hill is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Center Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Center Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Center Hill 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.
Center Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Center Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Center Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Center Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Center Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Center Hill 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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