Best PlacesMount Plymouth, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Plymouth, 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.
Mount Plymouth ranks 14,083rd 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 Mount Plymouth
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.
Mount Plymouth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Plymouth ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
Where Mount Plymouth ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Plymouth
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Plymouth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,330, 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 Mount Plymouth'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 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 Mount Plymouth
Mount Plymouth runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Plymouth.
Who works in Mount Plymouth, and how
Work in Mount Plymouth centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mount Plymouth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Plymouth.
What the weather is like in Mount Plymouth, month by month
Mount Plymouth sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| April | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 76° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Mount Plymouth
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Plymouth
Schools across Mount Plymouth average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rock Springs ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Sorrento ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wolf Lake MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Mt. Dora Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Mt. Dora High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Apopka HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Plymouth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Plymouth 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 Mount Plymouth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Plymouth
Is Mount Plymouth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Plymouth ranks 14,083rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, 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 Mount Plymouth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $326,657. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $88,330 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Mount Plymouth safe?
Yes, Mount Plymouth is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $104 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Plymouth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Plymouth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Plymouth 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.
Mount Plymouth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Plymouth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Plymouth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Plymouth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Plymouth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Plymouth 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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