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Apopka vs Ocoee

8 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.9× in Apopka) and street grid (+56% in Ocoee).

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Apopka, FLHomes around $394KFlorida · 58,232 people
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Ocoee, FLHomes around $413KFlorida · 49,033 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 differ most

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 about the same each month

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 →
Ocoee$2,440/mo
Typical home $413K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,946/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Ocoee and Apopka.

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.

Report cards

Apopka places higher on 9 of 22 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
ApopkaOcoee
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F50°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)359d355d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th50th
Outdoors & history
ApopkaOcoee
Trails10 mi3 mi
Conserved land8.9%1.4%
Settled1882—
National Register places52
Archive photos128
Community
ApopkaOcoee
Library hours a week—54 hrs
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.

Where they are

8 miles apart

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

ApopkaOcoeeApopkaOcoee
Apopka ↔ Ocoee8.5 miles apart
Who commutes between them
418 Ocoee residents work in Apopka (1.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Ocoee →
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.

ApopkaOcoee
People
Population 58,232Highest 49,033Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.1%Lowest FL: +14.6% +32.9%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 38.3±1.6Highest 10% below FL 35.5±1.3Lowest 17% below FL
Apopka and Ocoee 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% 25.1%±2.3Lowest FL: 19.5%
Apopka and Ocoee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±1.6Highest FL: 21.3% 11.5%±1.4Lowest FL: 21.3%
Apopka and Ocoee 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% 32.5%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1Lowest FL: 6.1% 6.1%±1.3Highest FL: 6.1%
Ocoee and Apopka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,884±$7kLowest 30% above FL $98,911±$9kHighest 33% above FL
Ocoee and Apopka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $394,900±$12kLowest 10% above FL $406,400±$11kHighest 13% above FL
Ocoee and Apopka 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 $1,946±$118Lowest 17% above FL
Apopka and Ocoee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,707Lowest about the FL average $3,275Highest 20% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68.4%±10.5Highest FL: 60.1% 58.3%±7.8Lowest FL: 60.1%
Apopka and Ocoee 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% 10.3%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.7%Highest FL: 67.6% 73.2%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 14 yrs newer than FL 2000Lowest 12 yrs newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 12% above FL 31 minLowest 9% above FL
Work from home 20%±3Highest FL: 15.7% 16.3%±2.6Lowest FL: 15.7%
Apopka and Ocoee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Lowest 0.72Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Orlando (23%)Orlando (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ocoee2% work in Apopka
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.9%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.5 miHighest 3.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Lowest 12Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.6Lowest 83.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #316 of 488 in FL#310 of 488 in FL
School district ORANGEORANGE
High school in town Apopka HighOcoee High
Students per teacherat that high school 25.3Highest 24.6Lowest
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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