Best PlacesWinter Springs, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winter Springs, 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.
Winter Springs ranks 506th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 Winter Springs
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.
Winter Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Winter Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of cities
Where Winter Springs ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 26% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Winter Springs
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winter Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $99,342; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Winter Springs' effective rate of 0.66%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Winter Springs
Winter Springs's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Winter Springs.
Who works in Winter Springs, and how
Work in Winter Springs centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Winter Springs
Winter Springs has more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Winter Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Winter Springs, month by month
Winter Springs sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 60° | 48° |
| April | 86° | 72° | 61° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 86° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of Winter Springs
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around Winter Springs
Schools across Winter Springs average an A−, better than 84% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Choices In Learning CharterA+ · 86% proficient
- Rainbow Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Lawton Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson Heights Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Indian Trails Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Milwee Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Oviedo High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Winter Springs High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lake Howell High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winter Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winter Springs 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 Winter Springs against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Winter Springs suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 75% of cities, health care access beats 69%, and it is quieter than 81%.
Common questions about living in Winter Springs
Is Winter Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winter Springs ranks 506th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat 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 Winter Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $402,968. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $99,342 median income, cost of living beats 73% of cities.
Is Winter Springs safe?
Yes, Winter Springs is safer than 84% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Winter Springs?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 48. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 75% of cities.
Is Winter Springs good for families?
Schools beat 84% of cities, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $1,027 a month.
Compare Winter Springs with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winter Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winter Springs 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.
Winter Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winter Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winter Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winter Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winter Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winter Springs 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.