Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$453,600
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,974/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Orlando 39%
Wekiwa Springs
Seminole County23,915 residentsSeminole
63
C+
Suburbgrade score
4th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by amenities.
63
Orlando median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wekiwa Springs is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wekiwa Springs against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Within-state proficiency80th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.3
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate93%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index124
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.70%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax7.00%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute24.9 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés16
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks8
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median household income$116,596
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment4.3%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations53%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wekiwa Springs on amenities
Wekiwa Springs's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Winter Park9 mi from Wekiwa SpringsB 66 C+ Doctor Phillips18 mi from Wekiwa SpringsB 59 C Lake Mary7 mi from Wekiwa SpringsB− 68 B− Goldenrod10 mi from Wekiwa SpringsB− 57 C− Oviedo15 mi from Wekiwa SpringsB− 65 C+ Winter Garden15 mi from Wekiwa SpringsB− 57 C− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Wekiwa Springs
Is Wekiwa Springs, FL a good place to live?
Wekiwa Springs scores 63 out of 100, 4th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Wekiwa Springs expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $453,600, 23% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.70%. $1,974/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wekiwa Springs?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Wekiwa Springs sit at the 80th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 17.3 student–teacher ratio. Wekiwa Springs is served by Seminole. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wekiwa Springs?
The mean commute is 24.9 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wekiwa Springs?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 16 restaurants and cafés and 8 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Wekiwa Springs old or new?
The median home in Wekiwa Springs was built in 1981 — older 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. 76% 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.