Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 84/100
A−
Median home value$930,500
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$2,487/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Orlando 39%
Lake Butler
Orange County17,125 residentsOrange
58
C
Suburbgrade score
17th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and employment & income, held back by amenities.
58
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lake Butler is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lake Butler against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.8
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 44/100
D
Housing cost index192
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.95%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute27.8 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes59%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 23/100
F
Restaurants & cafés1
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks12
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Median household income$182,500
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment2.7%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations64%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lake Butler on amenities
Lake Butler's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Winter Park14 mi from Lake ButlerB 66 C+ Doctor Phillips5 mi from Lake ButlerB 59 C Lake Mary22 mi from Lake ButlerB− 68 B− Goldenrod17 mi from Lake ButlerB− 57 C− Oviedo25 mi from Lake ButlerB− 65 C+ Winter Garden4 mi from Lake ButlerB− 57 C− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Lake Butler
Is Lake Butler, FL a good place to live?
Lake Butler scores 58 out of 100, 17th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lake Butler expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $930,500, 152% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.95%. $2,487/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lake Butler?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Lake Butler sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 20.8 student–teacher ratio. Lake Butler is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lake Butler?
The mean commute is 27.8 min, with 59% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lake Butler?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 1 restaurants and cafés and 12 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Lake Butler old or new?
The median home in Lake Butler was built in 2003 — 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. 90% 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.