DeBary, FL vs Sanford, FL

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

MetricDeBary, FLSanford, FL
Population22,86963,730
Median Household Income$88,569$66,891
Median Rent$1,751/mo$1,609/mo
Median Home Value$349,700$309,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)99101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.3%56.7%
Poverty Rate5.3%11.9%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*530
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,970
Median AQI4139
Good AQI Days /yr297307
Summer Highs91°F92°F
Winter Lows51°F51°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute27.7 min25 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.417.5
College Degree Rate32.8%29.5%
Foreign-Born %9.9%17.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.1%+10.3%

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.