The 10 Best Orlando Suburbs To Live In For 2026

The 10 Best Orlando Suburbs To Live For 2026

Windermere is always mentioned as one of the best suburbs in the Orlando area. We’ll tell you the good about “Awesome Windermere.”

Everyone here is rich; families average $177,778 a year, which is the highest in the Orlando region. And only 2.45% are out of work. Homes average more than $705,136 each.

Oakland is the second best ‘burb we looked at near Orlando for 2026.

It ranks 2nd for incomes in the area and only 3.7% of residents lack insurance, good for 2nd best.

Here in Winter Park, it’s really safe, and residents are just about as rich as you’ll see in the Orlando metro area.

The bad side? Schools are more crowded, and the cost of living puts a large part of the city out of reach for most families.

But price is based on demand and a lot of people want to live in Winter Park.

Lake Mary ranks as the 4th best suburb of Orlando for 2026.

You won’t find many better places to raise your kids in the region than in Lake Mary and the schools are some of the best around.

Coming in as the fifth best is Montverde.

Montverde gets kudos for having the 2nd most expensive homes in the Orlando area, where houses sell for an average of $686,828. However, the cost of living here is among the highest in the area.

Review Of Montverde by HomeSnacks User

is a town in Lake County, Florida, United States.

I went to different parts. Villages, Parks etc. Although sometimes it seemed a bit boring

Oviedo is proud of its 6th place finish on this list. And here’s why.

Most residents have great jobs and the unemployment rate sits at 5.34%.

According to online reports, Oviedo is quickly becoming one of the more affluent suburbs in the Orlando area, meaning you need to get in soon.

Review Of Oviedo by HomeSnacks User

Oviedo is a quiet suburban that is very close to UCF, which is one of the best universities in the States. Crime rate is about below average than most cities, you would feel safe walking your dogs at night without any worries. There are plenty of shops in Oviedo now that they keep expanding the area. Starbucks, Panera Bread, Chick-Fil-A, Arby’s, and lots of different stores. It’s a nice area to raise a family and to live in.

There are dog parks, trails, and rivers that will suit your needs. Tons of different restaurants for you to pick. People are usually friendly and make great neighbors. Only downside is that Oviedo has been pretty populated the past few years, ever since everybody wanted to move to here, so traffic is pretty bad most of the times, even in the middle of the afternoon.

The 7th best suburb on our list goes to Belle Isle.

Belle Isle schools are some of the best in the region, and crime is really low. The cost of living makes it a lot more desirable for many families, especially first-time home buyers.

And, it’s only 4.6 miles to downtown, which is a good thing.

Winter Springs is growing quickly, and for a good reason. Crime is far below average, and most residents are gainfully employed. Even the cost of living is reasonable.

A solid 6.29% of people lack insurance, good for 6th in the area.

Is ‘Everything Better In Maitland?’

Almost.

It placed 9th on our list thanks to the fact that it’s really expensive to live here, but the schools are great, so you get what you pay for in that regard.

And rounding out the top ten for 2026 is Edgewood.

This city is far above average in every category, and the best part? It’s far more affordable than the other cities listed above. So, you get a big bang for your buck here.

Methodology: How We Determined The Best Suburbs Around Orlando for 2026

Figuring out the best suburbs around Orlando was simple. We used Saturday Night Science to find things people like about living in the suburbs and then locate the suburbs with those things.

We analyzed the newest American Community Survey data for 2020-2024 to research each suburb. We decided upon the following criteria:

• Low unemployment rate
• High median household incomes
• Population density (lots of things to do)
• High home values
• A lot of college-educated people
• Low poverty
• High rate of insured families

We defined a suburb as being within 30 miles of Orlando.

Additionally, we limited the analysis to places that have over 2,000 people. This left us with a grand total of 24 suburbs to evaluate around Orlando.

We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 24 in each category, where 1 was the “best.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a quality-of-life index.

Finally, we crowned the city with the best quality of life index, the “Best Suburb near Orlando.” We’re lookin’ at you, Windermere.

This result may differ from our state-wide data as we did not include commute times and crime for this analysis to allow for a more extensive selection of suburbs.

We updated the data for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the best Orlando suburbs. Skip to the end to see the list of all the suburbs ranked from best to worst.