DeBary, FL vs Lake Mary, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricDeBary, FLLake Mary, FL
Population22,86916,860
Median Household Income$88,569$109,173
Median Rent$1,751/mo$2,120/mo
Median Home Value$349,700$494,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)99101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.3%47.6%
Poverty Rate5.3%3.5%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)3.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*147
Property Crime Rate /100k—*652
Median AQI4139
Good AQI Days /yr297307
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows51°F51°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute27.7 min24.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.413.1
College Degree Rate32.8%50.9%
Foreign-Born %9.9%18.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.1%-0.3%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices DeBary (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.