Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Median home value$494,900
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$2,120/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Orlando 39%
Lake Mary
Seminole County16,860 residentsSeminole
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
1st of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by housing & affordability.
68
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lake Mary is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lake Mary against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 75/100
B
Within-state proficiency80th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate93%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index124
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.84%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute24.6 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés32
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks22
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Median household income$109,173
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment2.6%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations54%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lake Mary on housing & affordability
Lake Mary's weakest grade is C. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Lake Butler22 mi from Lake MaryA− 58 C Doctor Phillips24 mi from Lake MaryC+ 59 C Winter Park11 mi from Lake MaryC 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lake Mary
Is Lake Mary, FL a good place to live?
Lake Mary scores 68 out of 100, 1st 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 Lake Mary expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $494,900, 34% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.84%. $2,120/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lake Mary?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Lake Mary sit at the 80th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Lake Mary is served by Seminole. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lake Mary?
The mean commute is 24.6 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lake Mary?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 32 restaurants and cafés and 22 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Lake Mary old or new?
The median home in Lake Mary was built in 1997 — 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. 64% 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.