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13,981people live here $92,431median household income▲ 14% above US $2,016median rent per month▲ 43% above US $388,800median home value▲ 17% above US

Southchase 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 Southchase

Southchase is an unincorporated community in Florida with household incomes running above the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Southchase deals with rent well above the national average, a population that has been shrinking, larger class sizes than the national average, and hot summers.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Shrinking population
High student-teacher ratio
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Southchase compares

Median household income

Southchase$92,431

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Southchase$2,016

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Southchase$388,800

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Southchase

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

To rent

$4,032

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $80,640 a year
39% of Southchase renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$77,760

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $38,880
Homes cost 4.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 43% above US

$2,016/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,016 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 run above average, with a median around $388,800. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $388,800 · 39% 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

Southchase 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 aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.1 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; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

75%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

8.5%

Other

2.4%

Walk

1.4%

Public transit

0.8%

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 & workforceNear US average

34% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 34% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

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 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (48 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Southchase's strongest point is household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and a population that has been shrinking. A year of median rent ($2,016/mo) equals 26% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and anyone who doesn't drive.

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