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75,068people live here $68,015median household income▼ 16% below US $1,965median rent per month▲ 39% above US $290,700median home value▼ 13% below US

Poinciana is an unincorporated community in Osceola 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 Poinciana

Poinciana is a large unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach and air quality that stays clean most of the year. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Poinciana deals with rent well above the national average, household incomes below the national average, long average commutes, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The good

Affordable home prices
Clean air

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Below-average household incomes
Long commutes
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers

How Poinciana compares

Median household income

Poinciana$68,015

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Poinciana$1,965

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Poinciana$290,700

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Poinciana

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

To rent

$3,930

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $78,600 a year
61% of Poinciana renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$58,140

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $29,070
Homes cost 4.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 39% above US

$1,965/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $1,965 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $290,700. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $290,700 · 61% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.1% county unemployment

Unemployment in Osceola County is 4.1%, 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.

Osceola County (county-wide)

Safety

241 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Poinciana doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Osceola County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1054/100k · Policed by Osceola County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2023 data

Getting around▲ 80% above US

47 min average commute

Commutes run long, averaging 46.8 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

74%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

12%

Other

1.1%

Public transit

0.5%

Walk

0.5%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 50°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 2.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 39% below US

22% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 22%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

11 public schools inside the boundary

There are 11 public schools inside the boundary and 4 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 (62 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Poinciana's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and household incomes below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,965/mo) equals 35% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget, people who dread long commutes, and anyone who doesn't drive.

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