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Clarcona vs Apopka

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

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Clarcona, FLKnown for its schoolsFlorida · 3,850 people
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Apopka, FLHomes around $394KFlorida · 58,232 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.

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

Clarcona and Apopka share a border

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

ClarconaApopkaClarconaApopka
Clarcona ↔ Apopka5.2 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
ClarconaApopka
Snow a year0″0″
January low50°F49°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)355d359d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd49th
Outdoors & history
ClarconaApopka
Trails1 mi10 mi
Conserved land1.5%8.9%
Settled—1882
National Register places—5
Archive photos—12
Community
ClarconaApopka
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.

ClarconaApopka
People
Population 3,850Lowest 58,232Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.8%Lowest FL: +14.6% +32.1%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 53±19.7Highest 24% above FL 38.3±1.6Lowest 10% below FL
Clarcona and Apopka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.7%±5Lowest FL: 19.5% 25.3%±2.1Highest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 23.4%±11Highest FL: 21.3% 14%±1.6Lowest 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+ 16.9%Lowest FL: 34.1% 38.8%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2Lowest FL: 6.1% 5%±1Highest 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 $41,861±$38kLowest 44% below FL $96,884±$7kHighest 30% above FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $317,800±$139kLowest 11% below FL $394,900±$12kHighest 10% above FL
Apopka and Clarcona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,091±$197Lowest 35% below FL $1,969±$126Highest 18% above FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,295Lowest 16% below FL $2,707Highest about the FL average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.6%±100Lowest FL: 60.1% 68.4%±10.5Highest 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 14.8%Highest FL: 12.6% 10.2%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.3%Lowest FL: 67.6% 77.7%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 1 yr older than FL 2002Highest 14 yrs newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 5% below FL 31 minHighest 12% above FL
Work from home 23.7%±13.4Highest FL: 15.7% 20%±3Lowest 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 0.2%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.66Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Orlando (27%)Orlando (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in ApopkaFew work in Clarcona
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 8.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 9.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 11Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 17.2Lowest 53.6Highest
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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