CR419 Roadside, 2012
Chuluota’s story
141 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2012.
- 1885Chuluota is settled
ChuluotaFL
A town of 2,187, settled in 1885.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Connor J Williams · CC BY 2.0
Population
2,187
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$362K
Census ACS
Household income
$98K
median
Median age
38.8
years
Jobs based here
186
A commuter town
Is Chuluota a good place to live?
Chuluota’s best subject grades are an A for health and incomes and an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for walkability. Chuluota’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, where Florida’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On health, just 54 of Florida’s 777 towns do better. Lake Mills Park, at 41 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Chuluota has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Chuluota for work
Where Chuluota’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
186jobs based in Chuluota
1%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Chuluota grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Chuluota is from typical.
HealthOviedo Medical Center 7 miles awayAOpen →Jobs & incomeAOpen →SchoolsBeat 82% of Florida districts on tests and graduationA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.5 of 20; 0.2% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $362K, 4.6 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 86 attractions →Walt Disney World Resort and 70 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chuluota. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw24 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Bounce House
Big draw25 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Getting set up
Moving to Chuluota: who provides what
Chuluota is unincorporated, so Seminole County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterChuluota Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSeminole CountySeminole County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSeminole Supervisor of ElectionsSeminole County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2023
ZIP code3276632766 100%Census 2020
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 Chuluota.
HealthA
Chuluota is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns
Chuluota beats the Florida average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Chuluota, below both Florida’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 18% of adults binge drink in Chuluota.
90%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Chuluota | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
31 measures vs. Florida
16 better13 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Chuluota | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 16.8% |
| More binge drinkers | 18% | 14.6% |
Oviedo Medical Center
7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most of Chuluota’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Chuluota for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Chuluota grew to 186 in 2023, 42 more than in 2013. Chuluota’s median household income is $98,000.
1%work in town
| Chuluota | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Chuluota1%
Orlando20%
University8%
Oviedo7%
Sanford5%
16 mi
median commute distance
186
jobs based in Chuluota
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Chuluota has mild winters and hot summers
Chuluota has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Chuluota is 92°F.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter52–73°
Spring61–83°
Summer73–91°
Fall66–84°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
An age mix much like Florida’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Florida average. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
38.8median age · FL 42.6
| Chuluota | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 31% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
ChuluotaFloridaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
16%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma10%
High school34%
Some college17%
Associate’s14%
Bachelor’s19%
Graduate6%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 79% are men (FL 50%).
| Chuluota | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Chuluota faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
8
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsB−
Chuluota has set aside 2.5% of its land for conservation
1.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
2.5%conserved
| Chuluota | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 3% | 4.3% |
2.5%
conserved · 40 of 1,571 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Mills Park | 1.2 mi | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade C+
The median home in Chuluota sells for about $665K
$665Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Chuluota
17pages on Chuluota
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Chuluota
University of Central FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Orlando5.7 mi$6,368 in-state tuitionGwinnett InstituteUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Orlando7.3 miPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico-OrlandoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Orlando10.3 mi$14,547 tuition
About 7 of every 100 Chuluota residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Chuluota
CDP in Florida, United States
Chuluota ( choo-lee-OH-tə) is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,524 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 59 ft
Chuluota’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Chuluota.
OviedoChuluota
How the neighbors grade
Chuluota has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Chuluota reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Chuluota with a neighbor →
Questions about Chuluota
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chuluota, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $362,000, 4% below 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 C+.