Apopka ranks #30 in Florida for new homes
Apopka is ranked on 34 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Apopka does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Apopka marked.
Apopka lands in the top half on 11 of 23 lists
Each dot is Apopka’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Apopka does best come first.
Drier than 92% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Apopka’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Apopka out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every FL list, and where Apopka lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#440
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#30
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#297
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#80 
People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#203
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#172
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#465
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#493
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#101 Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#302
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#407
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#300
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#269
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#394
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#186
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#410 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#125
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#340
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#431 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#401
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#487
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#356
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
#219 
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #491
The number on the right is Apopka’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every FL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.