Best PlacesMaitland, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maitland, 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.
Maitland ranks 515th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Maitland
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.
Maitland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Maitland ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 86% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of cities
Where Maitland ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 18% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 29% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Maitland
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maitland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,208, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Maitland's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Maitland
Maitland's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Maitland.
Who works in Maitland, and how
Work in Maitland centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Maitland
Maitland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of cities and more parkland per resident than 83% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Maitland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Maitland, month by month
Maitland 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 Maitland
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 14 miles away.
The best schools in and around Maitland
Schools across Maitland average a B+, better than 73% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Dommerich ElementaryA+ · 87% proficient
- Lake Sybelia ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- English Estates Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maitland MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Milwee Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- South Seminole Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Winter Park HighA− · 61% proficient
- Lake Howell High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Lyman High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maitland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maitland 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 Maitland against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Maitland suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Maitland
Is Maitland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maitland ranks 515th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on car insurance costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maitland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $468,506. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $105,208 median income, cost of living beats 81% of cities.
Is Maitland safe?
Maitland is safer than 36% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Maitland?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 50. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 75% of cities.
Is Maitland good for families?
Schools beat 73% of cities, crime safety beats 36%, and childcare runs $941 a month.
Compare Maitland with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maitland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maitland 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.
Maitland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maitland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maitland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maitland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maitland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maitland 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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