Best PlacesLake Panasoffkee, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lake Panasoffkee, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lake Panasoffkee ranks 39,360th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Lake Panasoffkee
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.
Lake Panasoffkee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lake Panasoffkee ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Lake Panasoffkee ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$48,714 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lake Panasoffkee
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lake Panasoffkee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,714, 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 Lake Panasoffkee's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Lake Panasoffkee
Lake Panasoffkee 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 Lake Panasoffkee.
Who works in Lake Panasoffkee, and how
Work in Lake Panasoffkee centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lake Panasoffkee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lake Panasoffkee.
What the weather is like in Lake Panasoffkee, month by month
Lake Panasoffkee sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 45° |
| April | 83° | 70° | 58° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 84° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Lake Panasoffkee
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lake Panasoffkee
Schools across Lake Panasoffkee average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Panasoffkee Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Wildwood Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Sumter Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Inverness Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Horizon Academy At Marion OaksC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Citrus High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- South Sumter High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Belleview High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lake Panasoffkee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lake Panasoffkee 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 Lake Panasoffkee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lake Panasoffkee
Is Lake Panasoffkee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lake Panasoffkee ranks 39,360th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat 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 Lake Panasoffkee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,325. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $48,714 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Lake Panasoffkee safe?
Lake Panasoffkee is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare Lake Panasoffkee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lake Panasoffkee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lake Panasoffkee 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.
Lake Panasoffkee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lake Panasoffkee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lake Panasoffkee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lake Panasoffkee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lake Panasoffkee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lake Panasoffkee 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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