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With 12,984 residents, this town was settled in 1929.
Where it falls short is cost of living (D−): the typical home is worth about $535K, 6.8 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. Overall, Doctor Phillips earns a C+: better than 36% of U.S. towns, and 288th of 634 in Florida. Its best grade is for health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 87% of the country. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, B− for incomes, B for walkability and C+ for hazard risk. Doctor Phillips’ going rate for rent is $2,393 a month, above both the Florida town median ($1,647 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 58 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
Where Doctor Phillips beats most towns.
10,981 counted in 2010 and 12,328 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Doctor Phillips is from typical.
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Census counts: 7,963 in 1990, 12,328 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Doctor Phillips. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw3 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw3 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw2 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
3 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Orlando4.3M visitors a year
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World StadiumWalt 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 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Doctor Phillips 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Doctor Phillips.
Doctor Phillips has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has less no health insurance than most of Florida, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Its widest gap with Florida is no health insurance: 9.6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 15.9% statewide.
Among adults in Doctor Phillips, 12% report frequent physical distress. Two figures for adults here: 14% report frequent mental distress, 9.5% smoke cigarettes.
| Doctor Phillips | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Doctor Phillips | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.4% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of its 5 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. 2 public schools serve Doctor Phillips, with 1,928 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,290 | B |
| DR. Phillips ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 638 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
At 6.8 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income, the typical home (about $535K) costs more against local pay than in 81% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The median property tax bill is $4,918, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow values the typical Doctor Phillips home at about $535,000, about the same as a year ago, 43% above the Florida typical home. Homes sold in Doctor Phillips spent a median 35 days on the market. 67% of Doctor Phillips households are owner-occupiers.
| Doctor Phillips | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,393 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Orlando Intl Ap weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.3°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
The peak summer temperature in Doctor Phillips is 92°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| Doctor Phillips | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 4,589 in 2013 to 8,293.
Jobs based in Doctor Phillips grew to 8,293 in 2023, 3,704 more than in 2013. Only 4% of working residents stay in Doctor Phillips for work; the rest commute out. Doctor Phillips’ median household income comes in at $104,000. For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away.
| Doctor Phillips | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Doctor Phillips, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 51 of 100. Expected losses in Doctor Phillips break down as 49% from inland flooding and 20% from hurricanes. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim locally since 1990.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Doctor Phillips
About 6 of every 100 Doctor Phillips residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Unincorporated area in Florida, US
Dr. Phillips or Doctor Phillips is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Orlando and is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,328 at the 2020 census. The area of Dr. Phillips is named after Philip Phillips, a Central Florida citrus magnate. He was responsible for several key innovations in the processing and packaging of orange juice. By the early 1920s, he owned thousands of acres of groves, stretching across nine Central Florida counties and extending from Conroy Road on the north to the south end of the Sand Lake Chain, encompassing all of what is now B…
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2 towns share a border with Doctor Phillips.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Phillips | #288 | C+ | D− | — | B− | A |
| Orlando | #323 | C | D | — | B− | B |
| Bay Hill | #126 | B | D− | — | B− | A+ |
Doctor Phillips, Orlando and Bay Hill report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Doctor Phillips with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Doctor Phillips grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #288 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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