Best PlacesCentral Business District, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Central Business District, Orlando, 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.
Central Business District, Orlando ranks 1,518th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Central Business District, Orlando
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.
Central Business District, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Central Business District, Orlando ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Central Business District, Orlando ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Central Business District, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Central Business District, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,029, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Central Business District, Orlando's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Central Business District, Orlando
Central Business District, Orlando runs younger than the country, 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 Central Business District, Orlando.
Who works in Central Business District, Orlando, and how
Work in Central Business District, Orlando centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Central Business District, Orlando
Central Business District, Orlando has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Central Business District, Orlando and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Central Business District, Orlando, month by month
Central Business District, Orlando 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 Central Business District, Orlando
Orlando International sits about 9 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 Central Business District, Orlando
Schools across Central Business District, Orlando average a B+, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Princeton ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Hillcrest ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Blankner K-8A · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Howard MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
Top high schools
- Edgewater HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Jones HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Central Business District, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Central Business District, Orlando 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 Central Business District, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Central Business District, Orlando
Is Central Business District, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Central Business District, Orlando ranks 1,518th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, transit, and state infrastructure, and lowest on noise and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Central Business District, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $298,522. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $84,029 median income, cost of living beats 74% of neighborhoods.
Is Central Business District, Orlando safe?
Central Business District, Orlando is safer than 20% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
Compare Central Business District, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Central Business District, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Central Business District, Orlando 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.
Central Business District, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Central Business District, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Central Business District, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Central Business District, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Central Business District, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Central Business District, Orlando 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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