Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Median home value$290,700
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,965/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
Orlando 39%
Poinciana
Polk & Osceola counties75,068 residents2 school districts
34
F
Suburbgrade score
46th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
34
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Poinciana is like to live in, by category
Bars show Poinciana against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Within-state proficiency16th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.0
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate85%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Housing cost index88
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.82%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 7/100
F
Mean commute46.8 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes26%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 13/100
F
Restaurants & cafés2
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks2
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Median household income$68,015
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment6.3%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations25%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Poinciana on commute & transport
Poinciana's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Doctor Phillips22 mi from PoincianaC+ 59 C Celebration14 mi from PoincianaC 54 C− Pine Castle24 mi from PoincianaC 52 D+ Horizon West24 mi from PoincianaC− 59 C Hunters Creek17 mi from PoincianaC− 59 C Southchase19 mi from PoincianaD+ 58 C Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Poinciana
Is Poinciana, FL a good place to live?
Poinciana scores 34 out of 100, 46th 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 Poinciana expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $290,700, 21% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.82%. $1,965/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Poinciana?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Poinciana sit at the 16th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 19.0 student–teacher ratio. Poinciana is served by Polk and Osceola. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Poinciana?
The mean commute is 46.8 min, with 26% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Poinciana?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 2 restaurants and cafés and 2 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Poinciana old or new?
The median home in Poinciana was built in 2005 — 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. 94% 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.