Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median home value$401,000
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,906/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Orlando 39%
Meadow Woods
Orange County42,852 residentsOrange
51
D+
Suburbgrade score
32nd of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
51
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Meadow Woods is like to live in, by category
Bars show Meadow Woods against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.6
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index102
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 26/100
F
Mean commute35.4 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes43%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Restaurants & cafés6
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks13
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$82,744
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment4.3%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations39%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Meadow Woods on commute & transport
Meadow Woods's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Winter Park15 mi from Meadow WoodsA− 66 C+ Maitland18 mi from Meadow WoodsB 62 C Doctor Phillips11 mi from Meadow WoodsC+ 59 C Wekiwa Springs23 mi from Meadow WoodsC+ 63 C+ Celebration14 mi from Meadow WoodsC 54 C− Orlando7 mi from Meadow WoodsC 55 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Meadow Woods
Is Meadow Woods, FL a good place to live?
Meadow Woods scores 51 out of 100, 32nd of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Meadow Woods expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $401,000, 8% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $1,906/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Meadow Woods?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Meadow Woods sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 18.6 student–teacher ratio. Meadow Woods is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Meadow Woods?
The mean commute is 35.4 min, with 43% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Meadow Woods?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 6 restaurants and cafés and 13 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Meadow Woods old or new?
The median home in Meadow Woods was built in 2006 — 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. 82% 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.