Living in Meadow Woods, FL
Meadow Woods is a small city of 42,852 people in Orange County, Florida. It's about 5 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $401k and rent runs about $2k a month.
42,852people
$401kTypical home
$1,906/moRent
92° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,852
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,836 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Orlando, FL
- 5 mi to Orlando, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $401k (≈$2,529/mo)
- Median rent $1,906/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 121 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
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MCO airport
- 4 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,904 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 139 bars within 25 mi
- 528 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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