Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median home value$425,500
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,999/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Orlando 39%
Alafaya
Orange County92,449 residentsOrange
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
19th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
57
Orlando median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Alafaya is like to live in, by category
Bars show Alafaya against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.3
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index112
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.82%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 41/100
D−
Mean commute31.1 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes47%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés27
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks16
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median household income$100,950
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment4.9%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations52%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Alafaya on commute & transport
Alafaya's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Winter Park11 mi from AlafayaA− 66 C+ Maitland13 mi from AlafayaB 62 C Lake Mary18 mi from AlafayaC+ 68 B− Doctor Phillips19 mi from AlafayaC+ 59 C Sanford19 mi from AlafayaC+ 61 C Wekiwa Springs19 mi from AlafayaC+ 63 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Alafaya
Is Alafaya, FL a good place to live?
Alafaya scores 57 out of 100, 19th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Alafaya expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $425,500, 15% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.82%. $1,999/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Alafaya?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Alafaya sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 18.3 student–teacher ratio. Alafaya is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Alafaya?
The mean commute is 31.1 min, with 47% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Alafaya?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 27 restaurants and cafés and 16 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Alafaya old or new?
The median home in Alafaya was built in 2002 — newer than the Orlando median of 1995. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 73% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.