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Apopka vs Clarcona

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (15.1× in Apopka) and trails (7.3× in Apopka).

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Apopka, FLHomes around $394KFlorida · 58,232 people
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Clarcona, FLKnown for its schoolsFlorida · 3,850 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Apopka

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Apopka$2,290/mo
Typical home $394K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,969/mo · Housing →
Clarcona$1,860/mo
Typical home $318K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,091/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Apopka and Clarcona.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Apopka and Clarcona share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ApopkaClarconaApopkaClarcona
Apopka ↔ Clarcona5.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
46 Clarcona residents work in Apopka (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Clarcona →
Report cards

Clarcona places higher on 10 of 18 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
ApopkaClarcona
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F50°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)359d355d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th62nd
Outdoors & history
ApopkaClarcona
Trails10 mi1 mi
Conserved land8.9%1.5%
Settled1882—
National Register places5—
Archive photos12—
Community
ApopkaClarcona
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

ApopkaClarcona
People
Population 58,232Highest 3,850Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.1%Highest FL: +14.6% +9.8%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 38.3±1.6Lowest 10% below FL 53±19.7Highest 24% above FL
Clarcona and Apopka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.3%±2.1Highest FL: 19.5% 16.7%±5Lowest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 14%±1.6Lowest FL: 21.3% 23.4%±11Highest FL: 21.3%
Clarcona and Apopka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.8%Highest FL: 34.1% 16.9%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1Highest FL: 6.1% 2.7%±2Lowest FL: 6.1%
Apopka and Clarcona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,884±$7kHighest 30% above FL $41,861±$38kLowest 44% below FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $394,900±$12kHighest 10% above FL $317,800±$139kLowest 11% below FL
Apopka and Clarcona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,969±$126Highest 18% above FL $1,091±$197Lowest 35% below FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,707Highest about the FL average $2,295Lowest 16% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68.4%±10.5Highest FL: 60.1% 52.6%±100Lowest FL: 60.1%
Apopka and Clarcona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.2%Lowest FL: 12.6% 14.8%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.7%Highest FL: 67.6% 63.3%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 14 yrs newer than FL 1987Lowest 1 yr older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 12% above FL 27 minLowest 5% below FL
Work from home 20%±3Lowest FL: 15.7% 23.7%±13.4Highest FL: 15.7%
Clarcona and Apopka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Highest 0.26Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Orlando (23%)Orlando (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clarcona3% work in Apopka
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.9%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.5 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.6Highest 17.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #316 of 488 in FL—
School district ORANGE—
High school in town Apopka High—
Students per teacherat that high school 25.3 —
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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