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Ocoee vs Princeton

221 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+45.5 pts in Princeton) and jobs per worker (3.1× in Ocoee).

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Ocoee, FLHomes around $413KFlorida · 49,033 people
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Princeton, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 42,625 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 $180 more a month in Princeton

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 →
Princeton$2,620/mo
Typical home $427K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $1,647/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Princeton and Ocoee.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
OcoeePrinceton
Snow a year0″0″
January low50°F55°F
July high92°F90°F
Growing season (days)355d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th64th
Outdoors & history
OcoeePrinceton
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.4%1%
National Register places2—
Archive photos82
Community
OcoeePrinceton
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

221 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ocoee ↔ Princeton221 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.

OcoeePrinceton
People
Population 49,033Highest 42,625Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.9%Lowest FL: +14.6% +78.4%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 35.5±1.3Highest 17% below FL 33.5±1.4Lowest 21% below FL
Ocoee and Princeton 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% 28.4%±2.9Highest FL: 19.5%
Princeton and Ocoee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.5%±1.4Highest FL: 21.3% 8.6%±1.5Lowest FL: 21.3%
Ocoee and Princeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.5%Highest FL: 34.1% 28%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.3Highest FL: 6.1% 5.7%±1.1Lowest FL: 6.1%
Ocoee and Princeton 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 $83,426±$7kLowest 12% above FL
Ocoee and Princeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $406,400±$11kLowest 13% above FL $426,900±$17kHighest 19% above FL
Princeton and Ocoee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,946±$118Highest 17% above FL $1,647±$165Lowest about the FL average
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,275Lowest 20% above FL $4,577Highest 68% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.3%±7.8Lowest FL: 60.1% 63.5%±8.5Highest FL: 60.1%
Princeton and Ocoee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.3%Lowest FL: 12.6% 10.5%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Highest FL: 67.6% 69.3%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Lowest 12 yrs newer than FL 2008Highest 20 yrs newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 9% above FL 41 minHighest 45% above FL
Work from home 16.3%±2.6Highest FL: 15.7% 14.2%±4.3Lowest FL: 15.7%
Ocoee and Princeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.7%Highest 3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Orlando (26%)Miami (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PrincetonFew work in Ocoee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.8Lowest 218Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #310 of 488 in FL#242 of 488 in FL
School district ORANGEMIAMI-DADE
High school in town Ocoee HighSomerset Academy Charter High School
Students per teacherat that high school 24.6Lowest 38.8Highest
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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