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Azalea Park.
Azalea Park is an unincorporated community in Orange County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Azalea Park
Azalea Park is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Azalea Park deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, larger class sizes than the national average, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Growing population
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Above-average commute times
- High student-teacher ratio
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
How Azalea Park compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Azalea Park
Based on Azalea Park's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,120
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $62,400 a year
- 74% of Azalea Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$56,700
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $28,350
- Homes cost 4.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 10% above US
$1,560/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,560 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $283,500. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $283,500 · 74% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
3.8% county unemployment
Unemployment in Orange County is 3.8%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Orange County (county-wide)
Safety
404 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Azalea Park doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Orange County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 1424/100k · Policed by Orange County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 15% above US
30 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 29.9 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 54°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 28% below US
26% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
4 public schools inside the boundary
There are 4 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 20:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (37 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Azalea Park's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,560/mo) equals 29% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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