North John Young Parkway, Kissimmee: homes, schools, commute

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the City of Kissimmee’s Zoning and Future Land Use Atlas (mobility district, land use, PUD and parcel layers) and parks directory, the School District of Osceola County’s 2026-27 attendance zones, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the federal NCES school directory, Zillow Research, LYNX and OpenStreetMap.

North of downtown, most homes along John Young Parkway are in apartment complexes and condominiums. This page covers the part of the city’s Mobility District 1 that lies outside the Vine Street corridor and the Tapestry and Flora Ridge land use districts. On the city’s map that is about 1,875 acres.

It is the city’s most populous area by our count. The city’s parcel layer shows about 8,453 homes on 3,770 residential parcels, about a quarter of all the homes in Kissimmee. About 56% are in apartment complexes, 26% are condos and 18% are single-family houses. The median build year is 1988.

What this means for you

• High school: Osceola High School, for every home. It earned a C in Florida’s 2026 grades.
• Home value: $284,955 in ZIP 34741 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest highway exit: Florida’s Turnpike exit 249 (Osceola Parkway), about 5.1 miles by road; the SR 417 toll road’s exit 10 (John Young Parkway) is about the same distance.

Part of our Kissimmee neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The area runs from West Columbia Avenue, just north of Vine Street, up to West Osceola Parkway, Flora Boulevard and Thacker Avenue. Carroll Street and Dyer Boulevard form much of its west side, and it reaches east past Main Street. North John Young Parkway and North Central Avenue run through it, crossed by Donegan Avenue and Carroll Street.

The city’s planned unit development layer includes the Fountainhead, Hideaway Bay and John Young Business Park PUDs. County plat records name many of its complexes, among them the Reef Club, Bermuda Estates, Regatta Bay, Kensington of Kissimmee, Venetian Bay Village and Bermuda Bay.

Three public schools are inside it, according to the federal NCES directory: Kissimmee Elementary, 3700 W. Donegan Ave., Highlands Elementary, 800 W. Donegan Ave., and Kissimmee Middle, 2410 Dyer Blvd. So is Osceola Science Charter School, 2849 N. John Young Pkwy.

ZIP codes: 34741 for 95% of homes and 34744 for the rest, on the east side.

Schools

From the district’s 2026-27 attendance zone files, matched to every residential parcel:

A small number of homes are zoned for Pleasant Hill Elementary. Osceola Science Charter, which takes applications, earned an A in 2026. Three elementary zones cross the area, so check an address on the district’s school locator maps. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 34741 was $284,955 in August 2026, down 4.1% from $297,102 in August 2025. In ZIP 34744 it was $380,668, down 2.5%. Zillow’s Kissimmee figure was $355,971, down 3.2%. The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family houses and condos together, not a sale price, and it covers each whole ZIP code. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

• Chambers Park Community Center, 2380 N. Smith St.: ballfields, basketball court, playground, teen room and community garden.
• North Kissimmee Park, a city park on the city’s parks map.
• The Kissimmee Loop Trail crosses North John Young Parkway on a bridge inside the area; the city describes the trail as a 10-mile loop through the city’s core.

Ladue Park and the Orange Gardens Community Center are just south, across Columbia Avenue. More in our parks and trails guide and our walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

• Turnpike: exit 249 (Osceola Parkway), about 5.1 miles by road; exit 244 (U.S. 192/441), about 6 miles.
• SR 417: exit 10 (John Young Parkway), about 5.1 miles. SR 417 is a toll road.
• I-4: exit 64 (U.S. 192), about 9.5 miles.
• City Hall: about 3 miles. Orlando International Airport: about 16.5 miles.
• These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• Bus: LYNX’s current schedule data lists route 57 (John Young Parkway), route 56 and route 108 with stops in the area. Times are on LYNX’s route pages.

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap maps a Publix at 1910 N. John Young Pkwy. and a Save-A-Lot on West Columbia Avenue in the area. The nearest pharmacy it maps is the CVS Pharmacy at 1205 W. Vine St., about 1.3 miles by road from the middle of the area.

How we drew this area

This page follows Mobility District 1 on the City of Kissimmee’s mobility district layer, minus the Vine Street redevelopment area and the Tapestry and Flora Ridge land use districts, which have their own pages. The city gives the district a number, not a name; we call it North John Young Parkway for its main road. Home counts, build years and ZIP codes come from the city’s parcel layer (Osceola County Property Appraiser records) on Oct. 9, 2026, matched to the School District of Osceola County’s 2026-27 attendance zone files. Store locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What elementary school is zoned for North John Young Parkway in Kissimmee?

It depends on the street. In the 2026-27 zones, 43% of homes are zoned for Kissimmee Elementary, 35% for Highlands Elementary and 21% for Central Avenue Elementary.

What high school serves north Kissimmee along John Young Parkway?

Osceola High School, for every home in this area in the 2026-27 zones. It earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades.

Is the North John Young Parkway area of Kissimmee a good place to live?

Here are the facts. It has about 8,450 homes, 56% of them apartments and 26% condos, a median build year of 1988, three public schools inside it and three LYNX routes. The typical home value in ZIP 34741 was $284,955 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What ZIP code is north Kissimmee?

Mostly 34741. About 95% of the homes in this area are in 34741 and the rest, on the east side, are in 34744.