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Ocoee vs Apopka

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

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Ocoee, FLHomes around $413KFlorida · 49,033 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 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.

Ocoee$2,440/mo
Typical home $413K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,946/mo · Housing →
Apopka$2,290/mo
Typical home $394K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,969/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
OcoeeApopka
Snow a year0″0″
January low50°F49°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)355d359d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th49th
Outdoors & history
OcoeeApopka
Trails3 mi10 mi
Conserved land1.4%8.9%
Settled—1882
National Register places25
Archive photos812
Community
OcoeeApopka
Library hours a week54 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.

OcoeeApopkaOcoeeApopka
Ocoee ↔ Apopka8.5 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.

OcoeeApopka
People
Population 49,033Lowest 58,232Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.9%Highest FL: +14.6% +32.1%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 35.5±1.3Lowest 17% below FL 38.3±1.6Highest 10% 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 25.1%±2.3Lowest FL: 19.5% 25.3%±2.1Highest 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+ 11.5%±1.4Lowest FL: 21.3% 14%±1.6Highest 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+ 32.5%Lowest FL: 34.1% 38.8%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.3Highest FL: 6.1% 5%±1Lowest 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 $98,911±$9kHighest 33% above FL $96,884±$7kLowest 30% 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 $406,400±$11kHighest 13% above FL $394,900±$12kLowest 10% 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 $1,946±$118Lowest 17% above FL $1,969±$126Highest 18% 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 $3,275Highest 20% above FL $2,707Lowest about the FL average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.3%±7.8Lowest FL: 60.1% 68.4%±10.5Highest 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 10.3%Highest FL: 12.6% 10.2%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Lowest FL: 67.6% 77.7%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Lowest 12 yrs newer than FL 2002Highest 14 yrs newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 9% above FL 31 minHighest 12% above FL
Work from home 16.3%±2.6Lowest FL: 15.7% 20%±3Highest 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 5.7%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.66Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Orlando (26%)Orlando (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in ApopkaFew work in Ocoee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 8.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miLowest 9.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Highest 11Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.8Highest 53.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #310 of 488 in FL#316 of 488 in FL
School district ORANGEORANGE
High school in town Ocoee HighApopka High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.6Lowest 25.3Highest
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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