Sanford, FL vs DeBary, FL

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

MetricSanford, FLDeBary, FL
Population63,73022,869
Median Household Income$66,891$88,569
Median Rent$1,609/mo$1,751/mo
Median Home Value$309,300$349,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)10199
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.7%54.3%
Poverty Rate11.9%5.3%
Unemployment Rate3.9%4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k530—*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,970—*
Median AQI3941
Good AQI Days /yr307297
Summer Highs92°F91°F
Winter Lows51°F51°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min27.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.516.4
College Degree Rate29.5%32.8%
Foreign-Born %17.1%9.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.3%+6.1%

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.