Fern ParkFL
A town of 7,981, settled in 1928. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Is Fern Park a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fern Park grades B+ overall, 58th among Florida's 634 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 82% of Florida towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $347K, 4.4 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. On hazard risk, just 10 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Fern Park is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Kewannee Park, at 30 acres.
What makes Fern Park stand out
Where Fern Park beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Fern Park for work
Where Fern Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Fern Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Fern Park is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 62 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fern Park. Close and well known come first.
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Moving to Fern Park: who provides what
Fern Park is unincorporated, so Seminole 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fern Park.
Fern Park carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly inland flooding), has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Fern Park’s grade for schools is an A−
Its A− for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $347K.
Its public schools are run by the Seminole school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Estates Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 637 | B− |
| Advance Learning Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 99 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Fern Park has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Fern Park for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Fern Park has added 595 jobs, to 2,677 in 2023. Fern Park’s median household income is $59,000, against $73,000 in Florida’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Fern Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5% | 8% |
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Fern Park are healthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,762 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fern Park’s, it is healthier than 95%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Fern Park beats the Florida average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Fern Park, where Florida’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 23%. 30% of adults have obesity in Fern Park.
| Fern Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Fern Park | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.9% | 16.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.5% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fern Park stands out in Florida and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $336 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Fern Park is 32 of 100. Since 1991, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fern Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fern Park has mild winters and hot summers
The Sanford weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 109 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.1°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.1°.
Fern Park has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Fern Park’s January low is 49°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Fern Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Florida overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). 16% of Fern Park residents are under 18. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Fern Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 31% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.2 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Fern Park | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Fern Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kewannee Park | 0.3 mi | 30 |
| 2. South Central Stormwater Parcels | — | 10 |
| 3. Magnolia Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Fern Park sells for about $495K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fern Park
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Fern Park
About 6 of every 100 Fern Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Fern Park
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Florida, United States
Fern Park is a census-designated place and a suburban unincorporated community in Seminole County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fern Park had a population of 8,205. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- Area code
- 407
Fern Park’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Fern Park.
At #58 in FL, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Casselberry (B−) comes closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Park | #58 | B+ | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Casselberry | #169 | B− | C− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Altamonte Springs | #204 | B− | C− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Maitland | #202 | B− | D− | C+ | B− | A |
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Questions about Fern Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fern Park, FL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fern Park grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #58 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Fern Park, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $347,000, 8% 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−.