Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 29/100
F
Median home value$253,300
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,542/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households49%
Orlando 39%
Pine Hills
Orange County80,105 residentsOrange
45
D
Suburbgrade score
43rd of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
45
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Pine Hills is like to live in, by category
Bars show Pine Hills against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.8
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index82
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.53%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 43/100
D
Mean commute30.1 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes51%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi7.4
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 22/100
F
Restaurants & cafés9
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks7
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 27/100
F
Median household income$58,673
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment12%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations22%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pine Hills on amenities
Pine Hills's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Winter Park8 mi from Pine HillsB 66 C+ Doctor Phillips10 mi from Pine HillsB 59 C Lake Mary15 mi from Pine HillsB− 68 B− Goldenrod11 mi from Pine HillsB− 57 C− Oviedo18 mi from Pine HillsB− 65 C+ Winter Garden8 mi from Pine HillsB− 57 C− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Pine Hills
Is Pine Hills, FL a good place to live?
Pine Hills scores 45 out of 100, 43rd of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Pine Hills expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $253,300, 32% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.53%. $1,542/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Pine Hills?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Pine Hills sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 15.8 student–teacher ratio. Pine Hills is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Pine Hills?
The mean commute is 30.1 min, with 51% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 7.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Pine Hills?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 9 restaurants and cafés and 7 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Pine Hills old or new?
The median home in Pine Hills was built in 1980 — 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. 73% 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.