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Four CornersFL

A city of 65,048.

Is Four Corners a good place to live?

Four Corners grades C− overall, ranked 462nd of 634 in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $352K, 4.5 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 70% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 66% of the state's. Four Corners’ January low is 49°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. The biggest park or preserve is Northeast Regional Park, at 85 acres.

What makes Four Corners stand out

Where Four Corners beats most towns.

A growing town

Four Corners has grown 116% from 2010 to 2020

26,116 counted in 2010 and 56,381 in 2020.

26,1162010
56,3812020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Four Corners grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Four Corners is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Citrus Ridge
Citrus Ridge, 2008
Four Corners’s story

Four Corners in pictures

Census counts: 12,015 in 2000, 56,381 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1959 on.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Walt Disney World Resort and 57 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Four Corners. Close and well known come first.

All 98 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · 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

Getting set up

Moving to Four Corners: who provides what

Four Corners is unincorporated, so Lake County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDuke Energy18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterToho Water Authority EasternNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet11 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLake CountyLake County provides services here
SchoolsOsceola County School DistrictLake County School District2 districts serve Four Corners; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLake Supervisor of ElectionsLake County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2024
ZIP codes34714, 34747, 33896, 3389734714 42% · 34747 24% · 33896 17% · 33897 15%Census 2020

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 Four Corners.

Four Corners has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.

OutdoorsC+

In Four Corners, 1.4% of the land is conserved

41 miles of trail wind through 7 parks and preserves. Four Corners’ trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.

#142for trails in FL
Four CornersFlorida townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.8 miles per square mile0.40.4
Conserved land1.4%3%4.3%
1.4%
conserved · 452 of 32,490 acres
41 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Northeast Regional Park0.6 mi85
2. Bear Creek Park—6
3. The Ridge Playground—4

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

SchoolsC

Four Corners earns a C for schools

Two of the 11 schools are below, and why each made the list. 6 public schools serve Four Corners, with 7,004 students in all.

34%of FL districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Westside K-8 SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–81,496C
Ridgeview Global Studies AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades K–12Grades K–121,581A−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

Most of Four Corners’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them

Jobs based here grew from 9,822 in 2013 to 15,632.

Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Four Corners rose by 5,810, to 15,632. Commuting out is the norm locally: 6% of working residents work locally. Four Corners’ average trip to work stands at 31 minutes.

6%work in town
Four CornersFlorida townsU.S. towns
Work from home19%14%11%
Average trip to work31 minutes27 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Four Corners6%
Lake Buena Vista24%
Orlando12%
Clermont2%
Celebration2%
15 mi
median commute distance
15,632
jobs based in Four Corners
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB+

Four Corners earns a B+ for health

36% of Four Corners adults have obesity. Against the Florida average, Four Corners comes out ahead on 14 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 7. In Four Corners, 76% of adults had a checkup this year, and 17% binge drink.

71%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
Four CornersFlorida townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)30%37%35%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)16%14%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%79%79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)17%15%16%
31 measures vs. Florida
14 better10 too close to call7 worse
What stands outFour CornersFL
Fewer adults with heart disease5.2%7.5%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke2.7%3.8%
More binge drinkers17.3%14.6%
Adventhealth Heart of Florida
10.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
67th
percentile among FL towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Who lives here

Four Corners skews younger than Florida

People 65 and older are just over one in ten residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (21% statewide). Four Corners’ midpoint age comes in at 35.6 years. Here, 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 34% in Florida as a whole.

35.6median age · FL 42.6
Four CornersFlorida townsU.S. towns
Aged 65 or older12%20%18%
Median age35.6 years42.5 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+35%31%29%
Under 1821%20%22%
Four CornersFloridaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma6%
High school25%
Some college21%
Associate’s13%
Bachelor’s25%
Graduate10%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.6, men 35.7.

Ages and education in Four Corners
Four CornersFLU.S.
Under 1012.5%10.3%11.6%
10 to 178.6%9.2%10.3%
18 to 248.8%8.1%9.1%
25 to 3419.2%12.7%13.7%
35 to 4415.1%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5412.2%12.3%12.2%
55 to 6411.1%13.4%12.7%
65 to 746.8%11.7%10.2%
75 and older5.6%9.6%7%
No diploma6.4%10.1%10.4%
High school25.3%27.2%26%
Some college20.8%18.5%19.1%
Associate’s12.6%10.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s25.3%21.3%21.6%
Graduate9.7%12.9%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Climate

Four Corners has mild winters and hot summers

The Clermont 9 S weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 113 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.2°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.

In Four Corners, the midsummer high is 92°F. Snow is a rarity.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter51–73°
Spring61–84°
Summer73–92°
Fall65–84°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

High risk in Four Corners, with inland flooding at the top

FEMA puts 40% of Four Corners’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HousingCost of living grade D

The median home in Four Corners sells for about $413K

The median rent for Four Corners comes to $1,847 a month. For households in the town, the share who live in a home they own is 52%. On the market locally: a median 90 days to sell.

$413Kmedian sale price
Four CornersFlorida townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home52%72%73%
Median rent$1,847 a month$1,647 a month$1,185 a month
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent59%59%48%
Market temperature
Buyer’s marketA buyer's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
90
days on market
96.7%
sale-to-list price
198
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Four Corners

17pages on Four Corners
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Four Corners; the nearest are

A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Four Corners for work

Where Four Corners’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Lake Buena Vista Lake Buena Vista 24% 12% → Orlando Orlando 12% 2% → Clermont Clermont 2% 2% → Celebration Celebration 2% 2% → Lakeland Lakeland 2% 1% → Tampa Tampa 1% Four Corners · 6% stay
15,632jobs based in Four Corners
6%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Four Corners

Unincorporated area in Florida, US

Four Corners is an unincorporated suburban area and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Florida, located in the region around where Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Polk counties all meet together. Its population was 56,381 at the 2020 census, up from 26,116 at the 2010 census. The Lake, Orange, and Osceola County portions of Four Corners are part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Polk County portion is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Splendid China was a theme park in Four Corners. It opened in 1993, closed on December 31, 2003, and sat abandoned for 10 years after that. Splendid China Florida cost $…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
51 sq mi
Elevation
112 ft
Area code
239

Four Corners’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Four Corners.

Explore the map →
Horizon WestHorizon WestFour Corners
How the neighbors grade
TownFL rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Four Corners#462C−D—CB+
Horizon West#128BD−—B−A

Four Corners and Horizon West report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Four Corners with a neighbor →

Questions about Four Corners

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Four Corners, FL a good place to live?

Four Corners grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #462 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Four Corners, FL expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $352,000, 6% 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 D.