Living in Apopka, FL
Apopka is a mid-size city of 58,232 people in Orange County, Florida. It's about 24 miles from Deltona, FL and 26 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $2k a month.
58,232people
$395kTypical home
$1,969/moRent
92° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,232
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,656 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Orlando, FL
- 24 mi to Deltona, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,490/mo)
- Median rent $1,969/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 134 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
- About average violent crime (405 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,614 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SFB airport
- 19 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 183 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,017 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 171 bars within 25 mi
- 531 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 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
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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