Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median home value$450,100
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$2,088/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Orlando 39%
Hunters Creek
Orange County22,819 residentsOrange
59
C
Suburbgrade score
12th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by housing & affordability.
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 Hunters Creek is like to live in, by category
Bars show Hunters Creek against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index113
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.77%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute27.6 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi1.4
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés55
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks27
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Median household income$99,195
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment4.7%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations47%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Hunters Creek on housing & affordability
Hunters Creek's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Lake Butler12 mi from Hunters CreekA− 58 C Horizon West12 mi from Hunters CreekC+ 59 C Doctor Phillips7 mi from Hunters CreekC+ 59 C Minneola24 mi from Hunters CreekC+ 53 C− Winter Park17 mi from Hunters CreekC 66 C+ Wekiwa Springs23 mi from Hunters CreekC 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Hunters Creek
Is Hunters Creek, FL a good place to live?
Hunters Creek scores 59 out of 100, 12th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Hunters Creek expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $450,100, 22% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.77%. $2,088/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Hunters Creek?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Hunters Creek sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Hunters Creek is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Hunters Creek?
The mean commute is 27.6 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 1.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Hunters Creek?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 55 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Hunters Creek old or new?
The median home in Hunters Creek was built in 1996 — close to 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. 54% 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.