Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$388,800
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$2,016/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Orlando 39%
Southchase
Orange County13,981 residentsOrange
58
C
Suburbgrade score
18th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
58
Orlando median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Southchase is like to live in, by category
Bars show Southchase against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 57/100
C−
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.0
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index97
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.79%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute27.1 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi2.8
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés40
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks24
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median household income$92,431
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment6.1%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations35%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Southchase on commute & transport
Southchase's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Winter Park15 mi from SouthchaseA− 66 C+ Maitland17 mi from SouthchaseB 62 C Doctor Phillips8 mi from SouthchaseC+ 59 C Wekiwa Springs22 mi from SouthchaseC+ 63 C+ Celebration11 mi from SouthchaseC 54 C− Orlando8 mi from SouthchaseC 55 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Southchase
Is Southchase, FL a good place to live?
Southchase scores 58 out of 100, 18th 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 Southchase expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $388,800, 5% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.79%. $2,016/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Southchase?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Southchase sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 19.0 student–teacher ratio. Southchase is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Southchase?
The mean commute is 27.1 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 2.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Southchase?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 40 restaurants and cafés and 24 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Southchase old or new?
The median home in Southchase was built in 1997 — 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. 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.