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Eatonville’s best subject grade is an A+ for walkability; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Eatonville, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 6 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on hazard risk. Eatonville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Eatonville Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Eatonville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Eatonville beats most towns.
Where Eatonville’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 Eatonville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 125 in 1900, 2,349 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 3 maps from 1970 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eatonville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw11 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw12 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw11 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
5 mi Stadium & arenaKia CenterWalt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eatonville, 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 Eatonville.
At $33,000, Eatonville’s median household income is below both Florida’s towns ($73,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Eatonville grew to 2,986 in 2023, 1,094 more than in 2013. 0.5% of Eatonville working residents work locally.
| Eatonville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $33,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungerford ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 281 | D |
| The Life Academy of Excellence PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–11 | Grades K–11 | 11 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
48% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Eatonville. Eatonville beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 12% of adults binge drink in Eatonville.
| Eatonville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Eatonville | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 9.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.9% | 14.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Eatonville home is worth about $251,000, up 1.2% in a year, 33% below the Florida typical home. The median rent in Eatonville is $1,289 a month.
| Eatonville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 34% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,289 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eatonville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Eatonville has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Eatonville’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Eatonville's reported crime rate is well above Florida's. Only 2 of the 133 Florida towns we compare have a higher violent crime rate than Eatonville. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Eatonville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 36 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
13 within 15 miles of the center of Eatonville
About 4 of every 100 Eatonville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Town in Florida, US
Eatonville is a town in Orange County, Florida, United States, six miles north of Orlando. It is part of Greater Orlando. Incorporated on August 15, 1887, it was one of the first freedmen's towns, which were self-governing, all-Black municipalities in the United States (Brooklyn, Illinois, incorporated July 8, 1873, is the oldest incorporated Black town in the U.S.). The town had a population of 2,349 as of the 2020 census with the vast majority of its residents being Black or African American.
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3 towns share a border with Eatonville.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eatonville | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C− |
| Maitland | #202 | B− | D− | C+ | B− | A |
| Fairview Shores | #156 | B− | C | — | B− | B− |
| Winter Park | #205 | C+ | D− | C | B− | A |
Eatonville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Eatonville and Fairview Shores report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Eatonville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 3.2 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 C+.
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