Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median home value$523,200
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$2,071/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Orlando 39%
Maitland
Orange County19,469 residentsOrange
62
C
Suburbgrade score
5th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
62
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Maitland is like to live in, by category
Bars show Maitland against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.9
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Housing cost index121
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.72%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Mean commute23.3 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi8.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés26
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks23
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$97,150
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment4.8%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations62%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Maitland on housing & affordability
Maitland's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Lake Butler14 mi from MaitlandA− 58 C Horizon West19 mi from MaitlandC+ 59 C Doctor Phillips15 mi from MaitlandC+ 59 C Minneola22 mi from MaitlandC+ 53 C− Winter Park3 mi from MaitlandC 66 C+ Lake Mary9 mi from MaitlandC 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Maitland
Is Maitland, FL a good place to live?
Maitland scores 62 out of 100, 5th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Maitland expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $523,200, 41% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.72%. $2,071/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Maitland?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Maitland sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 16.9 student–teacher ratio. Maitland is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Maitland?
The mean commute is 23.3 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 25% working from home. Transit density is 8.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Maitland?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 26 restaurants and cafés and 23 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Maitland old or new?
The median home in Maitland 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. 43% 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.