Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median home value$254,500
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,496/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Orlando 39%
Tavares
Lake County20,463 residentsLake
44
D
Suburbgrade score
44th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
44
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Tavares is like to live in, by category
Bars show Tavares against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 45/100
D
Within-state proficiency47th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.0
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate87%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index89
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.83%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 38/100
D−
Mean commute30.6 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 23/100
F
Restaurants & cafés1
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks10
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 45/100
D
Median household income$58,886
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment2.6%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations39%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Tavares on amenities
Tavares's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Winter Garden18 mi from TavaresB− 57 C− Altamonte Springs23 mi from TavaresB− 59 C Clermont17 mi from TavaresC+ 53 C− Forest City20 mi from TavaresC 62 C Mount Dora8 mi from TavaresC 50 D+ Fairview Shores25 mi from TavaresD+ 58 C Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Tavares
Is Tavares, FL a good place to live?
Tavares scores 44 out of 100, 44th 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 Tavares expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $254,500, 31% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.83%. $1,496/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Tavares?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Tavares sit at the 47th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 18.0 student–teacher ratio. Tavares is served by Lake. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Tavares?
The mean commute is 30.6 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.8% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Tavares?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 1 restaurants and cafés and 10 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Tavares old or new?
The median home in Tavares was built in 1996 — 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. 57% 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.