Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$381,900
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,722/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households43%
Orlando 39%
Mount Dora
Lake County17,278 residentsLake
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
34th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
50
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mount Dora is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mount Dora against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency47th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.9
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate87%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index99
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.99%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 45/100
D
Mean commute29.7 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés50
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks18
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 37/100
F
Median household income$74,537
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment5.9%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations42%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mount Dora on employment & income
Mount Dora's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Lake Butler22 mi from Mount DoraA− 58 C Lake Mary19 mi from Mount DoraB 68 B− Minneola16 mi from Mount DoraB− 53 C− Maitland20 mi from Mount DoraB− 62 C Wekiwa Springs15 mi from Mount DoraC+ 63 C+ Apopka10 mi from Mount DoraC+ 54 C− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Mount Dora
Is Mount Dora, FL a good place to live?
Mount Dora scores 50 out of 100, 34th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Mount Dora expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $381,900, 3% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.99%. $1,722/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mount Dora?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Mount Dora sit at the 47th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.9 student–teacher ratio. Mount Dora is served by Lake. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mount Dora?
The mean commute is 29.7 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mount Dora?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 50 restaurants and cafés and 18 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Mount Dora old or new?
The median home in Mount Dora was built in 1993 — 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. 68% 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.