Best PlacesOakleaf Plantation, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oakleaf Plantation, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Oakleaf Plantation ranks 583rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Oakleaf Plantation
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.
Oakleaf Plantation's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oakleaf Plantation ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of cities
Where Oakleaf Plantation ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of cities
- Short commute32.6 minutes each way, better than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Oakleaf Plantation
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oakleaf Plantation home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,979, 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 Oakleaf Plantation's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Oakleaf Plantation
Oakleaf Plantation runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oakleaf Plantation.
Who works in Oakleaf Plantation, and how
Work in Oakleaf Plantation centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oakleaf Plantation
The coast is about 36 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Oakleaf Plantation, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oakleaf Plantation, month by month
Oakleaf Plantation sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| April | 82° | 69° | 56° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Oakleaf Plantation
Jacksonville International sits about 24 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.7 million passengers in 2025, with 86 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Oakleaf Plantation
Schools across Oakleaf Plantation average an A−, better than 80% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Discovery Oaks ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Tynes Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Oakleaf Village Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilkinson Junior High SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Oakleaf Junior HighA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Oakleaf High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oakleaf Plantation school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oakleaf Plantation 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 Oakleaf Plantation against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Oakleaf Plantation suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Oakleaf Plantation
Is Oakleaf Plantation a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oakleaf Plantation ranks 583rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and state infrastructure, and lowest on noise and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oakleaf Plantation expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,219. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $103,979 median income, cost of living beats 82% of cities.
Is Oakleaf Plantation safe?
Yes, Oakleaf Plantation is safer than 99% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $99 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Oakleaf Plantation?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 42. That works out to about 113 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of cities.
Is Oakleaf Plantation good for families?
Schools beat 80% of cities, crime safety beats 99%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare Oakleaf Plantation with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oakleaf Plantation. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oakleaf Plantation 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.
Oakleaf Plantation detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oakleaf Plantation: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oakleaf Plantation: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oakleaf Plantation: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oakleaf Plantation: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oakleaf Plantation 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.
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