Best PlacesFatio, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fatio, 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.
Fatio ranks 25,226th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fatio
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.
Fatio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fatio ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
Where Fatio ranks low
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fatio
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fatio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,198, 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 Fatio's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fatio
Fatio runs older 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 Fatio.
Who works in Fatio, and how
Work in Fatio centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fatio
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fatio, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fatio, month by month
Fatio sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 49. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| April | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Fatio
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fatio
Schools across Fatio average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Seminole Springs Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Manatee Cove Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- River Springs Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Eustis Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- University High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Eustis High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fatio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fatio 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 Fatio against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fatio
Is Fatio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fatio ranks 25,226th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fatio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,600. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $52,198 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Fatio safe?
Yes, Fatio is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $87 per resident a year.
Compare Fatio with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fatio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fatio 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.
Fatio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fatio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fatio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fatio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fatio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fatio 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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