Best PlacesMercy Drive, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mercy Drive, Orlando, 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.
Mercy Drive, Orlando ranks 5,660th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mercy Drive, 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.
Mercy Drive, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mercy Drive, Orlando ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Mercy Drive, Orlando ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Household income$30,505 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mercy Drive, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mercy Drive, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $30,505, 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 Mercy Drive, Orlando's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 Mercy Drive, Orlando
Mercy Drive, Orlando runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mercy Drive, Orlando.
Who works in Mercy Drive, Orlando, and how
Work in Mercy Drive, Orlando centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Mercy Drive, Orlando
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mercy Drive, Orlando.
What the weather is like in Mercy Drive, Orlando, month by month
Mercy Drive, 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 Mercy Drive, Orlando
Orlando International sits about 12 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 Mercy Drive, Orlando
Schools across Mercy Drive, Orlando average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Silver ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Ivey Lane ElementaryC · 32% proficient
- Mollie Ray ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- College Park MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Carver MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Meadowbrook MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Maynard Evans HighC− · 29% proficient
- Jones HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mercy Drive, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mercy Drive, 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 Mercy Drive, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mercy Drive, Orlando
Is Mercy Drive, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mercy Drive, Orlando ranks 5,660th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on internet speeds and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mercy Drive, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,517. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $30,505 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Mercy Drive, Orlando safe?
Mercy Drive, Orlando is safer than 7% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $613 per resident a year.
Compare Mercy Drive, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mercy Drive, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mercy Drive, 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.
Mercy Drive, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mercy Drive, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mercy Drive, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mercy Drive, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mercy Drive, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mercy Drive, 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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