Best PlacesFlorida Center, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Florida Center, 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, Orlando ranks 3,026th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Florida Center, 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, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Florida Center, Orlando ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$908 a month, better than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Florida Center, Orlando ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Florida Center, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Florida Center, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $78,649; 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 Florida Center, Orlando's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 Florida Center, Orlando
Florida Center, 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, Orlando.
Who works in Florida Center, Orlando, and how
Work in Florida Center, Orlando centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Florida Center, Orlando
Florida Center, Orlando has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Florida Center, Orlando and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Florida Center, Orlando, month by month
Florida Center, Orlando sees roughly 135 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, 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 Florida Center, Orlando
Schools across Florida Center, Orlando average a B−, better than 64% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dr. Phillips ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Windy Ridge K-8A · 66% proficient
- Palm Lake ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwest MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Gotha MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Chain Of Lakes MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Olympia HighB · 45% proficient
- Dr. Phillips HighB− · 43% proficient
- Freedom HighB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Florida Center, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Florida Center, 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, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Florida Center, Orlando
Is Florida Center, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Florida Center, Orlando ranks 3,026th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on empty homes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Florida Center, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $316,945. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $78,649 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Florida Center, Orlando safe?
Florida Center, Orlando is safer than 48% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $463 per resident a year.
Compare Florida Center, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Florida Center, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Florida Center, 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, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Florida Center, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Florida Center, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Florida Center, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Florida Center, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Florida Center, 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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