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15,371people live here $69,602median household income▼ 14% below US $1,658median rent per month▲ 17% above US $264,800median home value▼ 20% below US

Lockhart 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 Lockhart

Lockhart is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Lockhart deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.

The good

Affordable home prices
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Above-average commute times
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall

How Lockhart compares

Median household income

Lockhart$69,602

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Lockhart$1,658

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Lockhart$264,800

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Lockhart

Based on Lockhart's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,316

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $66,320 a year
67% of Lockhart renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$52,960

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $26,480
Homes cost 3.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 17% above US

$1,658/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,658 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $264,800. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $264,800 · 67% 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

Lockhart 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▲ 12% above US

29 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 29 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

68%

Work from home

14%

Carpool

12%

Other

3.7%

Public transit

2.3%

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

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 22% below US

28% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 28%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (43 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Lockhart's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,658/mo) equals 29% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.

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