Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Median home value$354,300
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,755/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Orlando 39%
Longwood
Seminole County16,337 residentsSeminole
58
C
Suburbgrade score
16th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by employment & income.
58
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Longwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Longwood against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Within-state proficiency80th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate93%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index96
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.71%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute25.7 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 · 50/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés22
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks12
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 45/100
D
Median household income$78,548
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment6.7%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations37%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Longwood on employment & income
Longwood's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Lake Butler19 mi from LongwoodA− 58 C Horizon West24 mi from LongwoodB+ 59 C Lake Mary4 mi from LongwoodB 68 B− Minneola24 mi from LongwoodB− 53 C− Maitland5 mi from LongwoodB− 62 C Wekiwa Springs5 mi from LongwoodC+ 63 C+ Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Longwood
Is Longwood, FL a good place to live?
Longwood scores 58 out of 100, 16th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Longwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $354,300, 4% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.71%. $1,755/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Longwood?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Longwood sit at the 80th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Longwood is served by Seminole. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Longwood?
The mean commute is 25.7 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Longwood?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 22 restaurants and cafés and 12 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Longwood old or new?
The median home in Longwood was built in 1983 — older 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. 80% 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.