Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median home value$562,200
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$2,464/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Orlando 39%
Horizon West
Orange County67,416 residentsOrange
59
C
Suburbgrade score
13th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by amenities.
59
Orlando median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Horizon West is like to live in, by category
Bars show Horizon West against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 53/100
C−
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.1
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Housing cost index135
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.93%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute27.2 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes50%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés9
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks202
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Median household income$127,335
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment2.9%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations55%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Horizon West on amenities
Horizon West's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Winter Park19 mi from Horizon WestB 66 C+ Doctor Phillips7 mi from Horizon WestB 59 C Goldenrod23 mi from Horizon WestB− 57 C− Winter Garden7 mi from Horizon WestB− 57 C− Altamonte Springs20 mi from Horizon WestB− 59 C Oak Ridge12 mi from Horizon WestB− 50 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Horizon West
Is Horizon West, FL a good place to live?
Horizon West scores 59 out of 100, 13th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Horizon West expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $562,200, 52% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.93%. $2,464/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Horizon West?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Horizon West sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 20.1 student–teacher ratio. Horizon West is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Horizon West?
The mean commute is 27.2 min, with 50% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 31% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Horizon West?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 9 restaurants and cafés and 202 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Horizon West old or new?
The median home in Horizon West was built in 2014 — 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. 76% 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.