Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Astatula’s best subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. On cost of living, just 70 of Florida’s 774 towns do better. 11% of the land in Astatula is conserved, against 3% in Florida’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Astatula's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Double Run Preserve, at 225 acres. Astatula has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Astatula’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Astatula is from typical.
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Census counts: 167 in 1930, 1,889 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Astatula, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Astatula.
Astatula beats the Florida average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 20% of Astatula adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both Florida’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Astatula.
| Astatula | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Astatula | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 16.5% | 12.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.1% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astatula Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 97 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Astatula for work: only 2% work in town. Astatula’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Astatula has added 235 jobs, to 544 in 2023.
| Astatula | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Astatula has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Astatula is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Double Run Preserve | — | 225 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among 133 Florida towns, just 3 have a lower property crime rate than Astatula. Astatula's reported crime rate is well below Florida's. Among 133 Florida towns, just 9 have a lower violent crime rate than Astatula.
| Astatula | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Astatula home is worth about $371,000, down 1.1% in a year, close to the Florida typical home. 80% of Astatula households own their home.
| Astatula | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,147 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Astatula. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw23 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw23 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
26 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Orlando4.3M visitors a yearWalt 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 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Astatula
About 4 of every 100 Astatula residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Town in Florida, United States
Astatula is a town in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,889 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($78,533 across the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
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