Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median home value$394,100
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,747/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households46%
Orlando 39%
Orlando
Orange County319,758 residentsOrange
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
24th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
55
Orlando median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Orlando is like to live in, by category
Bars show Orlando 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 ratio17.9
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index105
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.88%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute26.2 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi5.3
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Restaurants & cafés73
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks9
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median household income$72,336
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment5.2%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations44%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Orlando on housing & affordability
Orlando's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Lake Butler14 mi from OrlandoA− 58 C Horizon West18 mi from OrlandoC+ 59 C Doctor Phillips11 mi from OrlandoC+ 59 C Winter Park9 mi from OrlandoC 66 C+ Lake Mary20 mi from OrlandoC 68 B− Oviedo15 mi from OrlandoC 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Orlando
Is Orlando, FL a good place to live?
Orlando scores 55 out of 100, 24th 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 Orlando expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $394,100, 7% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.88%. $1,747/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Orlando?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Orlando sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 17.9 student–teacher ratio. Orlando is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Orlando?
The mean commute is 26.2 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 5.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Orlando?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 73 restaurants and cafés and 9 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Orlando old or new?
The median home in Orlando was built in 1992 — 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. 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.