Eustis in pictures
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 10 places on the National Register.
- 1880Bay Street
- c. 1880Bay Street, Eustis, Florida
- 1898Club Houses, New Ocklawaha Hotel Golf Grounds, Eustis, Fla
A town of 24,119. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
The 3 things Eustis does most differently from other towns.
18,558 people in 2010; 24,119 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Eustis. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Eustis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eustis Heights Elementary School | PK–5 | 684 | B− |
| Eustis Elementary School | PK–5 | 422 | B− |
| Lake Success Elementary School | K–5 | 3 | Not graded |
| Faith Lutheran School Private | PK–8 | 291 | |
| Eustis Middle School | 6–8 | 790 | C+ |
| Eustis High School | 9–12 | 1,274 | C |
The typical Eustis home is worth about $336,000, down 1.4% in a year, 10% below the Florida typical home.
4.7 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hidden Waters Preserve | 3.3 mi | 90 |
| 2. Trout Lake Nature Center | 0.3 mi | 222 |
| 3. Sunset Island | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Most working residents leave Eustis for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Tavares (12%), Orlando (7%) and Mount Dora (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Eustis beats the Florida average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Eustis | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18% | 12.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.2% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.8% | 3.8% |
Eustis has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
Where Eustis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 10 places on the National Register.
10 places in Eustis on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Eustis.
City in Florida, United States
Eustis is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. It lies about 35 miles northwest of Orlando, Florida and is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population in the city proper was 23,189 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Eustis.