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.

Down paymentRate%

Astatula$2,180/mo

Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,147/mo · Housing →

Midway$1,490/mo

Typical home $253K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $1,110/mo · Housing →

The difference: $690 a month, about $8,200 a year, between Astatula and Midway.

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

Midway places higher on 9 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.

Schools

B−AstatulaBetter than 53% of districts in the state –MidwayNot graded

Health

C−AstatulaHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns C−MidwayHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns

8Astatula

9Midway

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 250 towns #45#250 Highest graduation rateSchools · 631 towns #156#628 Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #444#152 Lowest depressionHealth · 633 towns #380#103 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 633 towns #499#296 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #101#257 Most educatedPeople · 635 towns #554#389 Most activeHealth · 633 towns #480#351

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Astatula’s rankings →

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

AstatulaMidway

Snow a year0″0″

January low46°F 38°F

July high90°F 93°F

Growing season (days)327d 255d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 60th

Outdoors & history

AstatulaMidway

Trails0 mi 11 mi

Conserved land11.1%3.7%

Archive photos1 —

Community

AstatulaMidway

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AstatulaFL MidwayFL

Astatula ↔ Midway206 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Florida average

AstatulaMidway

People

Population 2,559Lowest 3,511Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Lowest FL: +14.6% +17.7%Highest FL: +14.6%

Median age 39.1±7.1Highest 8% below FL 35.1±8.1Lowest 18% below FL

Astatula and Midway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.7%±6.1Lowest FL: 19.5% 35.9%±7.9Highest FL: 19.5%

Midway and Astatula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12%±2.7Highest FL: 21.3% 5.9%±2.9Lowest FL: 21.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Lowest FL: 34.1% 25.6%Highest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.3Highest FL: 6.1% 2.6%±1.6Lowest FL: 6.1%

Astatula and Midway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,063±$9kHighest 3% below FL $63,381±$13kLowest 15% below FL

Astatula and Midway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $257,300±$38kHighest 28% below FL $226,500±$15kLowest 37% below FL

Astatula and Midway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,147±$178Highest 31% below FL $1,110±$364Lowest 33% below FL

Astatula and Midway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,831Highest 33% below FL $1,773Lowest 35% below FL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69%±28.4Lowest FL: 60.1% 91.1%±20.8Highest FL: 60.1%

Midway and Astatula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13.6%Lowest FL: 12.6% 15.6%Highest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.4%Lowest FL: 67.6% 84.5%Highest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1995Lowest 7 yrs newer than FL 2005Highest 17 yrs newer than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 12% above FL 31 minLowest 11% above FL

Work from home 16.9%±10.9Highest FL: 15.7% 9.8%±6Lowest FL: 15.7%

Astatula and Midway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 3.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 1.54Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Tavares (12%)Tallahassee (58%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MidwayFew work in Astatula

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.1%Highest 3.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 11.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.2Highest 11.3Lowest

Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Astatula vs Midway

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $690 more a month in Astatula

Midway places higher on 9 of 18 FL lists

What daily life feels like in each

206 miles apart

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