AlafayaFL
Some 92,449 people live in this city, in Florida.
Is Alafaya a good place to live?
Alafaya’s grades pull in different directions. Overall, Alafaya earns a C+: better than 44% of U.S. towns, and 217th of 634 in Florida. Where it falls short is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $426K, 5.4 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. Health is its strong suit (A): it is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns. It also does well on incomes: the median household earns $101K. The biggest park or preserve is Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park, at 252 acres. Half of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, above both the Florida town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Just over one in ten residents are 65 or older locally, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
Alafaya has grown 18% from 2010 to 2020
78,113 counted in 2010 and 92,452 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Alafaya grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Alafaya is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alafaya. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw18 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw18 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
6 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Bounce HousePhoto credits
Walt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Alafaya: who provides what
Alafaya is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Alafaya.
Alafaya has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has less COPD than most of Florida and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Alafaya stands out in Florida and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have high blood pressure
Its widest gap with Florida is COPD: 4% of its 70,313 adults have COPD, against 7.2% statewide.
The share of adults in Alafaya who have obesity: 30%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Alafaya is ahead of Florida on 16 and behind on 2. In Alafaya, 11% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 16% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Alafaya | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Alafaya | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4% | 7.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.2% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 71.4% | 78.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Alafaya beat 54% of Florida districts
Below: Three of its 21 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. The 6 public schools in Alafaya teach 3,583 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Springs MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,067 | B+ |
| Timber Creek HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,383 | B+ |
| Avalon ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 553 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most of Alafaya’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 13,488 in 2013 to 18,838.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles. Since 2013, Alafaya has added 5,350 jobs, to 18,838 in 2023. Commuting out is the norm here: 6% of working residents work locally. For Alafaya, the typical journey to work is 31 minutes.
| Alafaya | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Alafaya brings mild winters and hot summers
The Orlando Intl Ap weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.8°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92°.
Snowfall is close to zero. The January low here is 50°F.
| Alafaya | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Alafaya is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Households in Alafaya have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. 17 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 2004. 49% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 17%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.1% of Alafaya is conserved land
In 13 parks and preserves, walkers have 6.0 miles of trail. The density of trails for Alafaya comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 13, covering 392 acres.
| Alafaya | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Central Park | 0.6 mi | 10 |
| 2. Waterford Lakes Recreational Park | 0.4 mi | 21 |
| 3. Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park | — | 252 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Alafaya sells for about $456K
On the market in Alafaya: a median 50 days to sell. For Alafaya, the median rent is $1,999 a month. In Alafaya, 64% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Alafaya | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,999 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 72% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 51% | 59% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Alafaya
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Alafaya
About 12 of every 100 Alafaya residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
94% of working residents leave Alafaya for work
Where Alafaya’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Alafaya
Unincorporated area in Florida, US
Alafaya is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 92,452 at the 2020 US census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is most known for being near the University of Central Florida, Avalon Park and Waterford Lakes.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 75 ft
- Area code
- 407
Alafaya’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Alafaya.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alafaya | #217 | C+ | D | — | B− | A |
| Bithlo | #364 | C | C− | — | B− | B |
| Wedgefield | #275 | C+ | D | — | B− | B+ |
| Union Park | #371 | C | C | — | B− | B− |
| Orlando | #323 | C | D | — | B− | B |
| University | – | B | C+ | — | B− | A− |
Alafaya, Bithlo, Wedgefield, Union Park, Orlando and University report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Alafaya with a neighbor →
Questions about Alafaya
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alafaya, FL a good place to live?
Alafaya grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #217 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Alafaya, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $426,000, 13% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.