Fern ParkFL
Public schools that outperform most of Florida. A town settled in 1928, now home to 7,981 people.
Is Fern Park a good place to live?
Plenty to like here, at a price. Its strongest subject is schools: its schools rank ahead of 82% of Florida towns. Add walkability to its strengths (A−): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 80% of U.S. towns. What counts against it is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $347K, 4.4 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of 58th of 634 in Florida. That leaves it better than two thirds of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Kewannee Park, at 30 acres. On hazard risk, just 10 of Florida’s 779 towns do better.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Fern Park stand out
Where Fern Park beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| English Estates Elementary School | PK–5 | 637 |
| Advance Learning Academy | K–12 | 99 |
| Widest gap | Fern Park | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.9% | 16.8% |
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.
Big draw23 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw14 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw15 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaKia CenterPhoto 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 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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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−
That grade comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $347K.
The public schools here belong to the Seminole school district. Its two schools are below. 637 students attend Fern Park’s public school.
| 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 per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The share of residents in Fern Park who live below the poverty line is 13%, above both Florida’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). For most workers, Fern Park is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Employers in Fern Park added 595 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,677. The typical household income for Fern Park comes to $59,000.
| 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.
17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression locally. The share of adults in Fern Park who have obesity is 30%, near the Florida town median (32%) and below the median of U.S. towns (35%).
| 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.
Households in Fern Park have drawn federal disaster aid in 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected losses in Fern Park break down as 41% from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes. Also worth knowing: since 1991, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · 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’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 92°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
16% of Fern Park residents are under 18. Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). In Fern Park, the age of the median resident is 43.2 years.
| 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
2.8% of Fern Park is conserved land
There are 0.4 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. Fern Park’s density of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| 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 $355K at the median
Homes sold in Fern Park spent a median 32 days on the market. The share of households in Fern Park who are owner-occupiers: 64%. For Fern Park, the going rate for rent is $1,612 a month.
| Fern Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,612 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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. 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−.