Best PlacesNorth Orange, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Orange, 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.
North Orange, Orlando ranks 1,270th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Orange, 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.
North Orange, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Orange, Orlando ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where North Orange, Orlando ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 36% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Orange, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $136,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Orange, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,250, 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 North Orange, Orlando's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Orange, Orlando
North Orange, Orlando runs younger 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 North Orange, Orlando.
Who works in North Orange, Orlando, and how
Work in North Orange, Orlando centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Orange, Orlando
North Orange, Orlando has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North Orange, Orlando and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Orange, Orlando, month by month
North Orange, 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 North Orange, Orlando
Orlando International sits about 11 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 North Orange, Orlando
Schools across North Orange, Orlando average a B, better than 75% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Princeton ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Hillcrest ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Baldwin Park ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Howard MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
- College Park MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Edgewater HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Orange, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Orange, 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 North Orange, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Orange, Orlando
Is North Orange, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Orange, Orlando ranks 1,270th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise 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 North Orange, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $522,032. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $102,250 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is North Orange, Orlando safe?
Yes, North Orange, Orlando is safer than 63% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $254 per resident a year.
Compare North Orange, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Orange, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Orange, 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.
North Orange, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Orange, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Orange, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Orange, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Orange, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Orange, 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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