Best PlacesEustis, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eustis, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Eustis ranks 1,244th 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 Eustis
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.
Eustis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Eustis ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- QuietBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of cities
Where Eustis ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Eustis
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eustis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,640; 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 Eustis' effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Eustis
Eustis runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eustis.
Who works in Eustis, and how
Work in Eustis centers on health care & social and retail trade. 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 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Eustis
Eustis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of cities and more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. The coast is about 60 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Eustis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eustis, month by month
Eustis sees roughly 132 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 Eustis
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eustis
Schools across Eustis average a B−, better than 45% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Round Lake Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Seminole Springs Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Umatilla Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Umatilla Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Tavares Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Eustis Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Mt. Dora High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Tavares High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Eustis High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eustis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eustis 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 Eustis against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Eustis suits
Families
Schools land around the 45th percentile and crime safety beats 89%.
Common questions about living in Eustis
Is Eustis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eustis ranks 1,244th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eustis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,075. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $73,640 median income, cost of living beats 40% of cities.
Is Eustis safe?
Yes, Eustis is safer than 89% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Eustis?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 48. That works out to about 132 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of cities.
Is Eustis good for families?
Schools beat 45% of cities, crime safety beats 89%, and childcare runs $857 a month.
Compare Eustis with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eustis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eustis 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.
Eustis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eustis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eustis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eustis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eustis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eustis 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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