Best PlacesOcklawaha, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ocklawaha, 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.
Ocklawaha ranks 44,119th 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 Ocklawaha
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.
Ocklawaha's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ocklawaha ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 128 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of towns
Where Ocklawaha ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute42.1 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ocklawaha
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ocklawaha home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,001, 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 Ocklawaha's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Ocklawaha
Ocklawaha runs older 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 Ocklawaha.
Who works in Ocklawaha, and how
Work in Ocklawaha centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Ocklawaha
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ocklawaha.
What the weather is like in Ocklawaha, month by month
Ocklawaha sees roughly 128 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 Ocklawaha
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ocklawaha
Schools across Ocklawaha average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harbour View Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Belleview Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Stanton-weirsdale Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Weir Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Weir High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ocklawaha school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ocklawaha 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 Ocklawaha against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ocklawaha
Is Ocklawaha a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ocklawaha ranks 44,119th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ocklawaha expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,581. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $50,001 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Ocklawaha safe?
Yes, Ocklawaha is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare Ocklawaha with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ocklawaha. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ocklawaha 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.
Ocklawaha detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ocklawaha: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ocklawaha: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ocklawaha: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ocklawaha: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ocklawaha 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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