Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Eustis is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 314th of 634 graded towns in Florida, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 55% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. A typical home there costs about $335K, 4.3 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. On hazard risk, just 15 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Its National Register listings include Clifford House and William Kimbrough Pendleton House. Eustis’ January low is 47°F, against 51°F in Florida’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns.
Where Eustis beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1825, comes before those of 96% of the Florida towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 411 in 1900, a low of 411 in 1900, 23,189 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1966 on.
10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Eustis is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eustis, 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 Eustis.
Eustis carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly inland flooding) and has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns.
16% of adults have diabetes in Eustis. Eustis beats the Florida average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Eustis.
| Eustis | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Eustis | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18% | 12.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.2% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.8% | 3.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Lake school district. Two of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Eustis High School, with 1,274 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eustis Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 790 | C+ |
| Eustis High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,274 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Eustis for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Eustis has lost 499 jobs, to 6,585 in 2023. The top destinations are Tavares (12%), Orlando (7%) and Mount Dora (6%).
| Eustis | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4.6 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Trout Lake Nature Center, at 222 acres.
| Eustis | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hidden Waters Preserve | 3.3 mi | 90 |
| 2. Trout Lake Nature Center | 0.3 mi | 222 |
| 3. Sunset Island | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Lisbon weather station, 7 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 327 days, longer than in 97% of U.S. towns. The Lisbon weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 73 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Eustis has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Eustis’ July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $249 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Eustis is 40 of 100. Since 2004, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eustis.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Eustis home is worth about $335,000, down 1.2% in a year, 11% below the Florida typical home.
| Eustis | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,135 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 72% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eustis. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw29 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw29 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
34 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 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Eustis
About 3 of every 100 Eustis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
18,558 counted in 2010 and 23,189 in 2020; an estimated 25,483 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.8% since 2020, after 25% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
10 places in Eustis on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Eustis.
City in Florida, United States
Eustis is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. It lies about 35 miles northwest of Orlando, Florida and is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population in the city proper was 23,189 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Eustis.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eustis | #314 | C | C+ | — | B | C− |
| Tavares | #368 | C | C | — | B | C+ |
| Mount Dora | #418 | C− | D | — | B | B− |
Eustis, Tavares and Mount Dora report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Eustis with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Eustis grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #314 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
13 notable people were born here, including Solomon Jones and Keon Ellis.
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