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Mount Dora vs Stuart

140 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Stuart) and trails (3.9× in Stuart).

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Mount Dora, FLHomes around $388KFlorida · 17,278 people
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Stuart, FLHomes around $374KFlorida · 18,520 people
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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.

Mount DoraHomes around $388K
Housing$388K typical home3% above the FL typical home SchoolsBetter than 53%of FL districts HealthHealthier than 52%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Mount Dora →
StuartHomes around $374K
Housing$374K typical home0% above the FL typical home Work29,251 jobsbased in Stuart, a regional job hub Schools#188 for schools in FLof 488 towns All about Stuart →
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.

Jobs per worker4×
Stuart is more of a job hub
Stuart 4.18Mount Dora 1.04
Trails3.9×
Stuart has more miles of trail
Stuart 3.9 miMount Dora 1.0 mi
Growth since 2010+20.4 pts
Mount Dora has grown faster since 2010
Mount Dora +32.1%Stuart +11.7%
Property tax bill+69%
Tax bills are bigger in Mount Dora
Mount Dora $3,491Stuart $2,063
Work in town+14.6 pts
More of Stuart’s workers stay in town
Stuart 23.8%Mount Dora 9.2%
Seasonal homes+10.9 pts
Stuart has more second homes
Stuart 15.6%Mount Dora 4.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Mount Dora

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.

Mount Dora$2,330/mo
Typical home $388K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,722/mo · Housing →
Stuart$2,160/mo
Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,586/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Mount Dora and Stuart.

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

Mount Dora places higher on 12 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.

Schools
B−Mount DoraBetter than 53% of districts in the state BStuartBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
B−Mount DoraHealthier than 52% of U.S. towns B−StuartHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns
12Mount Dora
8Stuart

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 633 towns #446#150 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #424#172 Lowest property taxCost of living · 626 towns #469#234 Most trailsOutdoors · 430 towns #416#256 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #348#188 Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #78#256 Most remote workersWork · 598 towns #171#334 Highest incomeIncome · 635 towns #302#469

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mount Dora’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
Mount DoraStuart
Snow a year0″0″
January low46°F56°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)327d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th89th
Outdoors & history
Mount DoraStuart
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land4.8%2.9%
Settled1883—
National Register places54
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here224
Community
Mount DoraStuart
Library hours a week56 hrs55 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

140 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

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Mount Dora ↔ Stuart140 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.

Mount DoraStuart
People
Population 17,278Lowest 18,520Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.1%Highest FL: +14.6% +11.7%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 48.8±6.2Highest 15% above FL 48.6±5Lowest 14% above FL
Mount Dora and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.6%±3.4Lowest FL: 19.5% 17.4%±2.9Highest FL: 19.5%
Stuart and Mount Dora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.5%±4.1Highest FL: 21.3% 29.1%±3.1Lowest FL: 21.3%
Mount Dora and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.6%Highest FL: 34.1% 35.1%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±1.6Highest FL: 6.1% 5.2%±1.5Lowest FL: 6.1%
Mount Dora and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,537±$7kHighest about the FL average $60,225±$8kLowest 19% below FL
Mount Dora and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $381,900±$32kHighest 6% above FL $329,400±$33kLowest 8% below FL
Mount Dora and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,722±$163Highest 3% above FL $1,586±$99Lowest 5% below FL
Mount Dora and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,491Highest 28% above FL $2,063Lowest 24% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64%±10.4Lowest FL: 60.1% 69.3%±10.1Highest FL: 60.1%
Stuart and Mount Dora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.8%Lowest FL: 12.6% 17.3%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.7%Highest FL: 67.6% 58.9%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 5 yrs newer than FL 1982Lowest 6 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 6% above FL 25 minLowest 12% below FL
Work from home 18.6%±5.9Highest FL: 15.7% 12.4%±3.4Lowest FL: 15.7%
Mount Dora and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.2%Lowest 23.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.04Lowest 4.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Tavares (10%)Port St. Lucie (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StuartFew work in Mount Dora
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 3.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 24Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.4Highest 84.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #348 of 488 in FL#188 of 488 in FL
School district LAKEMARTIN
High school in town MT. Dora High SchoolMartin County High School
Students per teacherat that high school 22.4Highest 22.1Lowest
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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