Celebration

Osceola County13,667 residentsOsceola
54
C−
Suburbgrade score

25th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by schools.

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What living here is actually like
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What Celebration is like to live in, by category

Bars show Celebration against Orlando. Weights are published in full.

Housing & affordability

18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$635,000
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$2,020/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Orlando 39%

Schools

18% of the score · 31/100
F
Within-state proficiency17th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.0
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate90%
Orlando median 88%
EDFacts SY2021–22 · NCES CCD 2024–25 · EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19Full page →

Cost of living

14% of the score · 59/100
C
Housing cost index134
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.50%
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 · 60/100
C
Mean commute27.5 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes56%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.6
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles

Amenities

12% of the score · 60/100
C
Restaurants & cafés35
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks87
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles

Employment & income

12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median household income$96,242
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment3.3%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations59%
Orlando 41%

Residents

12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Celebration on schools

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

Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19

Common questions about living in Celebration

Is Celebration, FL a good place to live?

Celebration scores 54 out of 100, 25th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.

Is Celebration expensive to live in?

Cost of living grades C. The median home is $635,000, 72% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $2,020/mo is the median gross rent.

How good are the schools in Celebration?

Schools grade F. The districts serving Celebration sit at the 17th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 20.0 student–teacher ratio. Celebration is served by Osceola. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.

How long is the commute from Celebration?

The mean commute is 27.5 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 34% working from home. Transit density is 0.6 stops per square mile.

Can you walk anywhere in Celebration?

Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 35 restaurants and cafés and 87 parks, which grades C on amenities.

Are the homes in Celebration old or new?

The median home in Celebration was built in 2004 — 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. 48% 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.