Best PlacesColonicaltown North, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Colonicaltown North, Orlando, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Colonicaltown North, Orlando ranks 211th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Colonicaltown North, 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.
Colonicaltown North, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Colonicaltown North, Orlando ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Colonicaltown North, Orlando ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 37% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 48% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Colonicaltown North, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Colonicaltown North, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $140,958, 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 Colonicaltown North, Orlando'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Colonicaltown North, Orlando
Colonicaltown North, Orlando'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 Colonicaltown North, Orlando.
Who works in Colonicaltown North, Orlando, and how
Work in Colonicaltown North, Orlando centers on professional & technical and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Colonicaltown North, Orlando
Colonicaltown North, Orlando has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Colonicaltown North, Orlando and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Colonicaltown North, Orlando, month by month
Colonicaltown North, 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 Colonicaltown North, Orlando
Orlando International sits about 10 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 Colonicaltown North, Orlando
Schools across Colonicaltown North, Orlando average an A−, better than 92% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hillcrest ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Audubon Park SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Baldwin Park ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Orlando Gifted AcademyA+ · 94% proficient
- Howard MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
- Glenridge MiddleA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Winter Park HighA− · 61% proficient
- Edgewater HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Colonial HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Colonicaltown North, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Colonicaltown North, 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 Colonicaltown North, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Colonicaltown North, Orlando
Is Colonicaltown North, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Colonicaltown North, Orlando ranks 211th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, what local pay buys, and state infrastructure, and lowest on car insurance costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Colonicaltown North, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $446,719. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $140,958 median income, cost of living beats 97% of neighborhoods.
Is Colonicaltown North, Orlando safe?
Yes, Colonicaltown North, Orlando is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $254 per resident a year.
Compare Colonicaltown North, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Colonicaltown North, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Colonicaltown North, 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.
Colonicaltown North, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Colonicaltown North, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Colonicaltown North, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Colonicaltown North, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Colonicaltown North, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Colonicaltown North, 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.
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