Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$420,800
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$2,073/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Orlando 39%
Minneola
Lake County16,598 residentsLake
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
28th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by amenities.
53
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Minneola is like to live in, by category
Bars show Minneola against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency47th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.1
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate87%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index103
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.86%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Mean commute27.1 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes50%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 24/100
F
Restaurants & cafés4
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks5
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$110,902
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment3.0%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations40%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Minneola on amenities
Minneola's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Winter Park23 mi from MinneolaB 66 C+ Doctor Phillips18 mi from MinneolaB 59 C Winter Garden9 mi from MinneolaB− 57 C− Altamonte Springs21 mi from MinneolaB− 59 C Oak Ridge21 mi from MinneolaB− 50 D+ Pine Castle24 mi from MinneolaC+ 52 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Minneola
Is Minneola, FL a good place to live?
Minneola scores 53 out of 100, 28th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Minneola expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $420,800, 14% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.86%. $2,073/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Minneola?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Minneola sit at the 47th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.1 student–teacher ratio. Minneola is served by Lake. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Minneola?
The mean commute is 27.1 min, with 50% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Minneola?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 4 restaurants and cafés and 5 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Minneola old or new?
The median home in Minneola was built in 2007 — 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. 91% 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.