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23,364people live here $54,685median household income▼ 32% below US $1,466median rent per monthNear US average $280,200median home value▼ 16% below US

Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Oak Ridge deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, college degree attainment below the national average, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The good

Affordable home prices

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Above-average commute times
Low college degree attainment
High student-teacher ratio
High poverty rate
High rent burden for renters

How Oak Ridge compares

Median household income

Oak Ridge$54,685

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Oak Ridge$1,466

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Oak Ridge$280,200

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Oak Ridge

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

To rent

$2,932

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $58,640 a year
57% of Oak Ridge renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$56,040

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $28,020
Homes cost 5.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,466/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,466 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 $280,200. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $280,200 · 57% 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

Oak Ridge 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▲ 20% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31.1 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 5% take public transit.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

62%

Carpool

17%

Other

6.6%

Public transit

5.2%

Work from home

4.7%

Walk

4.6%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 52°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 52% below US

17% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

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 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (46 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Oak Ridge's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,466/mo) equals 32% 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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