Deltona, FL vs Lake Mary, FL

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

MetricDeltona, FLLake Mary, FL
Population97,33416,860
Median Household Income$76,924$109,173
Median Rent$1,711/mo$2,120/mo
Median Home Value$285,400$494,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)99101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.9%47.6%
Poverty Rate10.2%3.5%
Unemployment Rate4.5%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 Commute34 min24.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.913.1
College Degree Rate19.9%50.9%
Foreign-Born %11.7%18.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.0%-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 Deltona (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.