Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Median home value$309,300
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,609/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
Orlando 39%
Sanford
Seminole County63,730 residentsSeminole
61
C
Suburbgrade score
7th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strong on cost of living and schools, held back by housing & affordability.
61
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Sanford is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sanford against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 75/100
B
Within-state proficiency80th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.4
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate93%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index88
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.66%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute25.0 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi1.4
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés43
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks77
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$66,891
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment4.0%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations36%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Sanford on housing & affordability
Sanford's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Winter Park14 mi from SanfordC 66 C+ Lake Mary4 mi from SanfordC 68 B− Oviedo10 mi from SanfordC 65 C+ Wekiwa Springs11 mi from SanfordC 63 C+ Conway21 mi from SanfordC 61 C Ocoee21 mi from SanfordC− 56 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Sanford
Is Sanford, FL a good place to live?
Sanford scores 61 out of 100, 7th 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 Sanford expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $309,300, 16% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.66%. $1,609/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Sanford?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Sanford sit at the 80th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 16.4 student–teacher ratio. Sanford is served by Seminole. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Sanford?
The mean commute is 25.0 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 1.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sanford?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 43 restaurants and cafés and 77 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Sanford old or new?
The median home in Sanford was built in 1994 — 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. 61% 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.