Living in Belle Isle, FL
Belle Isle is a big small town of 7,444 people in Orange County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $527k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,444people
$527kTypical home
$1,452/moRent
92° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,444
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,086 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Orlando, FL
- 7 mi to Orlando, FL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $527k (≈$3,321/mo)
- Median rent $1,452/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 72°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
- 123 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 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MCO airport
- 4 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 161 bars within 25 mi
- 563 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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