Best PlacesPanacoochee Retreats, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Panacoochee Retreats, 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.
Panacoochee Retreats ranks 40,204th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Panacoochee Retreats
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.
Panacoochee Retreats' strengths and weaknesses
Where Panacoochee Retreats ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
Where Panacoochee Retreats ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Panacoochee Retreats
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Panacoochee Retreats home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,455, 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 Panacoochee Retreats' effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Panacoochee Retreats
Panacoochee Retreats runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Panacoochee Retreats.
Who works in Panacoochee Retreats, and how
Work in Panacoochee Retreats centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Panacoochee Retreats
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Panacoochee Retreats.
What the weather is like in Panacoochee Retreats, month by month
Panacoochee Retreats sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 45° |
| April | 83° | 70° | 58° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 84° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Panacoochee Retreats
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Panacoochee Retreats
Schools across Panacoochee Retreats average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Panasoffkee Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Inverness Primary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Floral City Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Sumter Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Inverness Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Citrus High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- South Sumter High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Wildwood Middle/ High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Panacoochee Retreats school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Panacoochee Retreats 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 Panacoochee Retreats against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Panacoochee Retreats
Is Panacoochee Retreats a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Panacoochee Retreats ranks 40,204th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and tree cover, 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 Panacoochee Retreats expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,600. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $50,455 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Panacoochee Retreats safe?
Panacoochee Retreats is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
Compare Panacoochee Retreats with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Panacoochee Retreats. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Panacoochee Retreats 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.
Panacoochee Retreats detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Panacoochee Retreats: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Panacoochee Retreats: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Panacoochee Retreats: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Panacoochee Retreats: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Panacoochee Retreats 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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