Best PlacesEsprit, St. Cloud, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Esprit, St. Cloud, 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.
Esprit, St. Cloud ranks 1,614th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Esprit, St. Cloud
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.
Esprit, St. Cloud's strengths and weaknesses
Where Esprit, St. Cloud ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Esprit, St. Cloud ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute40.3 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Esprit, St. Cloud
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Esprit, St. Cloud home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,292, 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 Esprit, St. Cloud's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Esprit, St. Cloud
Esprit, St. Cloud'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 Esprit, St. Cloud.
Who works in Esprit, St. Cloud, and how
Work in Esprit, St. Cloud centers on education 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 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Esprit, St. Cloud
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Esprit, St. Cloud.
What the weather is like in Esprit, St. Cloud, month by month
Esprit, St. Cloud sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| April | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 86° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Esprit, St. Cloud
Orlando International sits about 17 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 Esprit, St. Cloud
Schools across Esprit, St. Cloud average a B+, better than 83% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Canoe Creek K-8A · 64% proficient
- Hickory Tree Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- St. Cloud Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Harmony High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Esprit, St. Cloud school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Esprit, St. Cloud 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 Esprit, St. Cloud against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Esprit, St. Cloud
Is Esprit, St. Cloud a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Esprit, St. Cloud ranks 1,614th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and state infrastructure, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Esprit, St. Cloud expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $381,200. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $106,292 median income, cost of living beats 81% of neighborhoods.
Is Esprit, St. Cloud safe?
Yes, Esprit, St. Cloud is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $104 per resident a year.
Compare Esprit, St. Cloud with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Esprit, St. Cloud. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Esprit, St. Cloud 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.
Esprit, St. Cloud detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Esprit, St. Cloud: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Esprit, St. Cloud: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Esprit, St. Cloud: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Esprit, St. Cloud: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Esprit, St. Cloud 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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