Orlando, Florida
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Orlando.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Orlando compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 311,732City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $69,268Incorporated place (ACS)12% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 120ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)20% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $359,000City limits (ACS)18% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,650City limits (ACS)22% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.4%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 28 min12% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 419% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 738.4annualized per 100k · citywide23% above U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 4826.8annualized per 100k · citywide56% above U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 91°F4.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 54°F20.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 51.5 in57% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 23512% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Orlando with another city
Relocators eyeing Orlando, Florida will find roughly 311,732 residents within city limits. Median household income is roughly $69,268, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 120 — above the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Budget for median rents around $1,650 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
Orlando is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Orlando with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Subtropical summers, hurricane planning, and no state income tax loom large. With about 51.5 inches of rain a year, wet-season drainage and mold checks are worth asking about. Plan on roughly 28 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 41. Unemployment recently ran near 4.4%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates near 738.4 per 100k sit in a mid-to-elevated band versus many peer cities in this catalog.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Orlando city, 1600000US1253000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN120950000000003 (Orange County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00012841 ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28