Best PlacesWestwood, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westwood, 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.
Westwood, Orlando ranks 4,158th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Westwood, 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.
Westwood, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westwood, Orlando ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Westwood, Orlando ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westwood, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westwood, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,330, 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 Westwood, 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, 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 Westwood, Orlando
Westwood, 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 Westwood, Orlando.
Who works in Westwood, Orlando, and how
Work in Westwood, Orlando centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Westwood, Orlando
Westwood, Orlando has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Westwood, Orlando and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westwood, Orlando, month by month
Westwood, Orlando sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| April | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 86° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Westwood, Orlando
Orlando International sits about 10 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 Westwood, Orlando
Schools across Westwood, Orlando average a C, better than 37% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bay Meadows ElementaryA · 71% proficient
- Tangelo Park ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwest MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Freedom MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Westridge MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Dr. Phillips HighB− · 43% proficient
- Freedom HighB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westwood, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westwood, 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 Westwood, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westwood, Orlando
Is Westwood, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westwood, Orlando ranks 4,158th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, 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 Westwood, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,800. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $60,330 median income, cost of living beats 48% of neighborhoods.
Is Westwood, Orlando safe?
Westwood, Orlando is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $385 per resident a year.
Compare Westwood, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westwood, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westwood, 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.
Westwood, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westwood, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westwood, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westwood, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westwood, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westwood, 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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