Orlando

Most affordable Orlando suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·46 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Eustis City Hall in Eustis, Florida.
Eustis$271k median · 25.9 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment D+
69
Affordability
overall 51 D+
2
Lady Lake, Florida: Municipal complex, including city hall.
Lady Lake$227k median · 18.1 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
69
Affordability
overall 49 D+
3
Lockhart$265k median · 29.0 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D−Employment F
65
Affordability
overall 50 D+
4
Union Park$325k median · 26.1 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D−Employment C
65
Affordability
overall 57 C−
5
Fairview Shores$354k median · 27.0 min commute
Cost of living A−Housing FEmployment C
65
Affordability
overall 58 C
6
Edge House, in Groveland, Florida
Groveland$366k median · 35.0 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing CEmployment C
64
Affordability
overall 45 D
7
Leesburg City Hall in Leesburg, Florida.
Leesburg$229k median · 26.1 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
63
Affordability
overall 37 F
8
Tavares City Hall in Tavares, Florida.
Tavares$255k median · 30.6 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D−Employment D
63
Affordability
overall 44 D
9
Forest City$370k median · 27.3 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment C
62
Affordability
overall 62 C
10
Oak Ridge$280k median · 31.1 min commute
Cost of living A−Housing FEmployment F
62
Affordability
overall 50 D+
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Eustis (Connor J. Williams · CC BY 3.0); Lady Lake (Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0); Groveland (Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5); Leesburg (Connor J. Williams · CC BY 3.0); Tavares (Connor J. Williams · CC BY 3.0).