Azalea Park

Orange County16,180 residentsOrange
53
C−
Suburbgrade score

29th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.

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What Azalea Park is like to live in, by category

Bars show Azalea Park against Orlando. Weights are published in full.

Housing & affordability

18% of the score · 32/100
F
Median home value$283,500
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,560/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households50%
Orlando 39%

Schools

18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.1
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
EDFacts SY2021–22 · NCES CCD 2024–25 · EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19Full page →

Cost of living

14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index80
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.59%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24 · ACS 2020–24 · Florida DOR DR-15DSS, calendar year 2025Full page →

Commute & transport

14% of the score · 46/100
D
Mean commute29.9 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi8.9
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles

Amenities

12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés31
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks27
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles

Employment & income

12% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median household income$63,490
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment6.7%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations30%
Orlando 41%

Residents

12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Azalea Park on housing & affordability

Azalea Park's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

Common questions about living in Azalea Park

Is Azalea Park, FL a good place to live?

Azalea Park scores 53 out of 100, 29th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.

Is Azalea Park expensive to live in?

Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $283,500, 23% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.59%. $1,560/mo is the median gross rent.

How good are the schools in Azalea Park?

Schools grade C. The districts serving Azalea Park sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 17.1 student–teacher ratio. Azalea Park is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.

How long is the commute from Azalea Park?

The mean commute is 29.9 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 8.9 stops per square mile.

Can you walk anywhere in Azalea Park?

Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 31 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades C on amenities.

Are the homes in Azalea Park old or new?

The median home in Azalea Park was built in 1986 — older 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. 62% of homes are houses rather than flats.

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