Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Median home value$227,300
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,387/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Orlando 39%
Lady Lake
Lake County16,675 residentsLake
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
36th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
49
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lady Lake is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lady Lake against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Within-state proficiency47th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.4
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate87%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 82/100
B+
Housing cost index66
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Mean commute18.1 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes78%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 42/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés5
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks4
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 16/100
F
Median household income$46,074
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment7.6%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations26%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lady Lake on employment & income
Lady Lake's weakest grade is F. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Groveland21 mi from Lady LakeC 45 D Eustis16 mi from Lady LakeD+ 51 D+ Tavares15 mi from Lady LakeD 44 D Mount Dora20 mi from Lady LakeF 50 D+ Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lady Lake
Is Lady Lake, FL a good place to live?
Lady Lake scores 49 out of 100, 36th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lady Lake expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $227,300, 39% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $1,387/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lady Lake?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Lady Lake sit at the 47th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 15.4 student–teacher ratio. Lady Lake is served by Lake. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lady Lake?
The mean commute is 18.1 min, with 78% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.3% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lady Lake?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 5 restaurants and cafés and 4 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Lady Lake old or new?
The median home in Lady Lake was built in 1994 — 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. 51% 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.