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23,915people live here $116,596median household income▲ 44% above US $1,974median rent per month▲ 40% above US $453,600median home value▲ 36% above US

Wekiwa Springs is an unincorporated community in Seminole 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 Wekiwa Springs

Wekiwa Springs is an unincorporated community in Florida with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Wekiwa Springs deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Highly educated workforce
Average class sizes

The not so good

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

How Wekiwa Springs compares

Median household income

Wekiwa Springs$116,596

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Wekiwa Springs$1,974

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Wekiwa Springs$453,600

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Wekiwa Springs

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

To rent

$3,948

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $78,960 a year
62% of Wekiwa Springs renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$90,720

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $45,360
Homes cost 3.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 40% above US

$1,974/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $1,974 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 $453,600. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $453,600 · 62% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Seminole County is 3.7%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Seminole County (county-wide)

Safety

125 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Wekiwa Springs doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Seminole 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 527/100k · Policed by Seminole County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.9 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 27% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

68%

Work from home

27%

Carpool

4.2%

Walk

1.0%

Other

0.4%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 92°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 47°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 51% above US

54% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (41 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Wekiwa Springs's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,974/mo) equals 20% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (27% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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