Best PlacesMetro West, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Metro West, 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.
Metro West, Orlando ranks 2,906th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Metro West, 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.
Metro West, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Metro West, Orlando ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$908 a month, better than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Metro West, Orlando ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Metro West, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Metro West, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,401, 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 Metro West, Orlando's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Metro West, Orlando
Metro West, Orlando runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Metro West, Orlando.
Who works in Metro West, Orlando, and how
Work in Metro West, Orlando centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Metro West, Orlando
Metro West, Orlando has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Metro West, Orlando and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Metro West, Orlando, month by month
Metro West, 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 Metro West, 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 Metro West, Orlando
Schools across Metro West, Orlando average a B−, better than 62% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Windy Ridge K-8A · 66% proficient
- Florida Virtual Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Westpointe ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Florida Virtual Middle SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Gotha MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Chain Of Lakes MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Florida Virtual High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Olympia HighB · 45% proficient
- Dr. Phillips HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Metro West, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Metro West, 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 Metro West, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Metro West, Orlando suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 68% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 86%.
Common questions about living in Metro West, Orlando
Is Metro West, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Metro West, Orlando ranks 2,906th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on car insurance costs and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Metro West, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,417. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $71,401 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Metro West, Orlando safe?
Metro West, Orlando is safer than 53% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Metro West, Orlando?
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 68% of neighborhoods.
Is Metro West, Orlando good for families?
Schools beat 62% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $908 a month.
Compare Metro West, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Metro West, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Metro West, 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.
Metro West, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Metro West, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Metro West, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Metro West, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Metro West, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Metro West, 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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