Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 25/100
F
Median home value$280,200
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,466/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households52%
Orlando 39%
Oak Ridge
Orange County23,364 residentsOrange
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
33rd of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
50
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Oak Ridge is like to live in, by category
Bars show Oak Ridge 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 ratio17.7
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 83/100
A−
Housing cost index84
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.76%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 41/100
D−
Mean commute31.1 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes55%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi16
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés77
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks20
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$54,685
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment7.9%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations13%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Oak Ridge on housing & affordability
Oak Ridge's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Lake Butler8 mi from Oak RidgeA− 58 C Horizon West12 mi from Oak RidgeC+ 59 C Doctor Phillips5 mi from Oak RidgeC+ 59 C Minneola21 mi from Oak RidgeC+ 53 C− Winter Park10 mi from Oak RidgeC 66 C+ Lake Mary20 mi from Oak RidgeC 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Oak Ridge
Is Oak Ridge, FL a good place to live?
Oak Ridge scores 50 out of 100, 33rd of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Oak Ridge expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $280,200, 24% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.76%. $1,466/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Oak Ridge?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Oak Ridge sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 17.7 student–teacher ratio. Oak Ridge is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Oak Ridge?
The mean commute is 31.1 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 4.7% working from home. Transit density is 16 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Oak Ridge?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 77 restaurants and cafés and 20 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Oak Ridge old or new?
The median home in Oak Ridge was built in 1981 — 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. 41% 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.