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Alafaya is a mid-size city of 92,449 people in Orange County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $426k and rent runs about $2k a month.
92,449people
$426kTypical home
$1,999/moRent
92° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 92,449
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,018 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Orlando, FL
- 9 mi to Orlando, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $426k (≈$2,683/mo)
- Median rent $1,999/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,043 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MCO airport
- 10 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,822 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 157 bars within 25 mi
- 475 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+14 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk