Best PlacesYalaha, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Yalaha, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Yalaha ranks 12,249th 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 Yalaha
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.
Yalaha's strengths and weaknesses
Where Yalaha ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
Where Yalaha ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Yalaha
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Yalaha home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,410, 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 Yalaha'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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Yalaha
Yalaha 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 Yalaha.
Who works in Yalaha, and how
Work in Yalaha centers on admin & support services and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Yalaha
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Yalaha.
What the weather is like in Yalaha, month by month
Yalaha sees roughly 129 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 Yalaha
The nearest airport, Orlando Sanford International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Yalaha
Schools across Yalaha average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Astatula Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Leesburg Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tavares Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Oak Park Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Tavares High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Leesburg High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Yalaha school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Yalaha 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 Yalaha against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Yalaha
Is Yalaha a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Yalaha ranks 12,249th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, health care access, and low taxes, 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 Yalaha expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $386,465. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $100,410 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Yalaha safe?
Yalaha is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
Compare Yalaha with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Yalaha. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Yalaha 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.
Yalaha detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Yalaha: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Yalaha: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Yalaha: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Yalaha: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Yalaha 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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