Best PlacesFlorida Center North, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Florida Center North, Orlando, 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.
Florida Center North, Orlando ranks 3,877th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Florida Center 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.
Florida Center North, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Florida Center North, Orlando ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$908 a month, better than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Florida Center North, Orlando ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Florida Center North, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Florida Center North, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,829, 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 Florida Center North, Orlando's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Florida Center North, Orlando
Florida Center North, 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 Florida Center North, Orlando.
Who works in Florida Center North, Orlando, and how
Work in Florida Center North, Orlando centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Florida Center North, Orlando
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Florida Center North, Orlando.
What the weather is like in Florida Center North, Orlando, month by month
Florida Center 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 Florida Center North, 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 Florida Center North, Orlando
Schools across Florida Center North, Orlando average a C+, better than 55% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Catalina ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
- Millennia ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Tangelo Park ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwest MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Westridge MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Memorial MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Dr. Phillips HighB− · 43% proficient
- Oak Ridge HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Florida Center North, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Florida Center 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 Florida Center North, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Florida Center North, Orlando
Is Florida Center North, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Florida Center North, Orlando ranks 3,877th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on noise and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Florida Center North, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,386. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $62,829 median income, cost of living beats 45% of neighborhoods.
Is Florida Center North, Orlando safe?
Yes, Florida Center North, Orlando is safer than 61% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
Compare Florida Center North, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Florida Center North, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Florida Center 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.
Florida Center North, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Florida Center North, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Florida Center North, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Florida Center North, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Florida Center North, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Florida Center 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.
Your priorities
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