Housing & affordability in Sanford

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

36/100
36th of 46

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$309,300

Orlando $369,80040% · scores 40

Median rent vs metro$1,609/mo

Orlando $1,760/mo30% · scores 44

Ownership rate52%

Orlando 63%15% · scores 31

Households spending >30% of income on housing41%

Orlando 39%15% · scores 13

Context, not scored

Median year built · Orlando 19951994

Houses rather than flats · Orlando 65%61%

Households with children · Orlando 31%31%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

Vertical rule marks the Orlando reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Orlando suburbs for housing

All 46 ranked, Sanford highlighted

1Lake ButlerA−$930,500 2Horizon WestC+$562,200 3Doctor PhillipsC+$529,900 4MinneolaC+$420,800 5Winter ParkC$731,400 6Lake MaryC$494,900 7OviedoC$454,000 8Wekiwa SpringsC$453,600 9SouthchaseC$388,800 10CelebrationC$635,000 11ConwayC$405,800 12GrovelandC$365,800 13Winter GardenC−$476,000 14ApopkaC−$394,900 15OcoeeC−$406,400 16AlafayaC−$425,500 17Winter SpringsC−$378,700 18Hunters CreekC−$450,100 19MaitlandD+$523,200 20Meadow WoodsD+$401,000 21ClermontD+$418,400 22Forest CityD+$369,900 23BithloD+$377,500 24St. CloudD+$356,200 25LongwoodD$354,300 26PoincianaD$290,700 27Buenaventura LakesD$327,500 28Mount DoraD$381,900 29Four CornersD−$351,800 30TavaresD−$254,500 31Union ParkD−$324,800 32GoldenrodD−$358,700 33LockhartD−$264,800 34OrlandoD−$394,100 35CasselberryF$299,200 36SanfordF$309,300 37Fairview ShoresF$354,000 38EustisF$270,700 39Lady LakeF$227,300 40KissimmeeF$304,400 41Altamonte SpringsF$293,000 42Azalea ParkF$283,500 43Pine CastleF$331,800 44Pine HillsF$253,300 45LeesburgF$228,600 46Oak RidgeF$280,200

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Better than Sanford on housing & affordability

Sanford grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

Winter Park14 mi from SanfordC$731k66% 66 C+ Lake Mary4 mi from SanfordC$495k63% 68 B− Oviedo10 mi from SanfordC$454k77% 65 C+ Wekiwa Springs11 mi from SanfordC$454k78% 63 C+ Conway21 mi from SanfordC$406k86% 61 C Ocoee21 mi from SanfordC−$406k73% 56 C−

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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