Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median home value$369,900
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,777/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Orlando 39%
Forest City
Seminole County15,312 residentsSeminole
62
C
Suburbgrade score
6th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by housing & affordability.
62
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Forest City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Forest City against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Within-state proficiency80th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.6
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate93%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index93
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.75%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute27.3 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi1.8
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés52
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks8
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Median household income$85,606
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment3.9%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations43%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Forest City on housing & affordability
Forest City's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Lake Butler13 mi from Forest CityA− 58 C Horizon West18 mi from Forest CityC+ 59 C Doctor Phillips15 mi from Forest CityC+ 59 C Minneola18 mi from Forest CityC+ 53 C− Winter Park7 mi from Forest CityC 66 C+ Lake Mary10 mi from Forest CityC 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Forest City
Is Forest City, FL a good place to live?
Forest City scores 62 out of 100, 6th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Forest City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $369,900, 0% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.75%. $1,777/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Forest City?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Forest City sit at the 80th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 17.6 student–teacher ratio. Forest City is served by Seminole. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Forest City?
The mean commute is 27.3 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 1.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Forest City?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 52 restaurants and cafés and 8 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Forest City old or new?
The median home in Forest City was built in 1984 — 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. 72% 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.