Deltona, FL vs Sanford, FL

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

MetricDeltona, FLSanford, FL
Population97,33463,730
Median Household Income$76,924$66,891
Median Rent$1,711/mo$1,609/mo
Median Home Value$285,400$309,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)99101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.9%56.7%
Poverty Rate10.2%11.9%
Unemployment Rate4.5%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 Commute34 min25 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.917.5
College Degree Rate19.9%29.5%
Foreign-Born %11.7%17.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.0%+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 Deltona (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.