Best PlacesPark Central, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Park Central, 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.
Park Central, Orlando ranks 3,574th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Park Central, 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.
Park Central, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Park Central, Orlando ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Park Central, Orlando ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.6 minutes each way, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Park Central, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Park Central, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,144, 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 Park Central, Orlando's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Park Central, Orlando
Park Central, Orlando runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Park Central, Orlando.
Who works in Park Central, Orlando, and how
Work in Park Central, Orlando centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Park Central, Orlando
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Park Central, Orlando.
What the weather is like in Park Central, Orlando, month by month
Park Central, 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 Park Central, Orlando
Orlando International sits about 8 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 Park Central, Orlando
Schools across Park Central, Orlando average a C, better than 36% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Palmetto ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Millennia ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westridge MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Ridge HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Park Central, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Park Central, 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 Park Central, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Park Central, Orlando
Is Park Central, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Park Central, Orlando ranks 3,574th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on empty homes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Park Central, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,700. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $69,144 median income, cost of living beats 53% of neighborhoods.
Is Park Central, Orlando safe?
Park Central, Orlando is safer than 46% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Park Central, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Park Central, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Park Central, 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.
Park Central, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Park Central, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Park Central, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Park Central, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Park Central, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Park Central, 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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