Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median home value$406,400
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,946/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
Orlando 39%
Ocoee
Orange County49,033 residentsOrange
56
C−
Suburbgrade score
23rd of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
56
Orlando median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Ocoee is like to live in, by category
Bars show Ocoee against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.8
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index106
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 41/100
D−
Mean commute30.5 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes47%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi2.2
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés34
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks15
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Median household income$98,911
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment4.5%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations41%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Ocoee on commute & transport
Ocoee's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Winter Park11 mi from OcoeeA− 66 C+ Maitland10 mi from OcoeeB 62 C Lake Mary17 mi from OcoeeC+ 68 B− Doctor Phillips10 mi from OcoeeC+ 59 C Sanford21 mi from OcoeeC+ 61 C Wekiwa Springs11 mi from OcoeeC+ 63 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Ocoee
Is Ocoee, FL a good place to live?
Ocoee scores 56 out of 100, 23rd 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 Ocoee expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $406,400, 10% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $1,946/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Ocoee?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Ocoee sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 17.8 student–teacher ratio. Ocoee is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Ocoee?
The mean commute is 30.5 min, with 47% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 2.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Ocoee?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 34 restaurants and cafés and 15 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Ocoee old or new?
The median home in Ocoee was built in 2000 — 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. 83% 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.