Palm Cottage Gardens · National Register of Historic Places
Gotha’s story
143 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1883Gotha is settled
GothaFL
A town of 1,124, settled in 1883.
2 bordering townsMap →
Palm Cottage Gardens · Photo: (Ebyabe) · CC BY 2.5
Population
1,124
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$502K
+0.5% in a year
Median age
45.9
years
Jobs based here
336
A commuter town
Is Gotha a good place to live?
Gotha’s best subject grades are an A for walkability and an A− for health; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. On hazard risk, just 30 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. 55% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Gotha, above both the Florida town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 51 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors. Palm Cottage Gardens is on the National Register of Historic Places. Gotha has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Gotha stand out
Where Gotha beats most towns.
A growing town
Gotha has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
1,915 counted in 2010 and 2,217 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Gotha grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Gotha is from typical.
Cost of livingD−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 10.5 of 20; 9% of households have no carAOpen →HealthOrlando Health-Health Central Hospital 1.5 miles awayA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 35% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0% conserved landDOpen →History1 place on the National Register; 1 notable person born hereCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 96 attractions →Walt Disney World Resort and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gotha. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw5 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw7 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw5 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
9 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Orlando4.3M visitors a yearSources: 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 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Gotha: who provides what
Gotha is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDuke Energy18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOcud/Western Regional Wtr Sys (5 Wps) water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesOrange CountyOrange County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereOrange Supervisor of ElectionsOrange County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024
ZIP codes34734, 3478634734 69% · 34786 31%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 Gotha.
HealthA−
Residents of Gotha are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns
Gotha beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of Gotha adults report frequent physical distress, below both Florida’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Gotha.
84%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Gotha | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
31 measures vs. Florida
17 better14 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Gotha | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 12.7% |
Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital
1.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB−
On state tests, Gotha’s schools beat 54% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
54%of FL districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotha MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 988 | B |
| The Crenshaw School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 104 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
HousingCost of living grade D−
Gotha’s typical home value is about $502K
The typical Gotha home is worth about $502,000, about the same as a year ago, 34% above the Florida typical home. 87% of Gotha households own their home.
$502KZillow home value
Typical home value
Gotha$502K
Florida$375K
+0.5%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
Most of Gotha’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Gotha for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Gotha has added 83 jobs, to 336 in 2023. Gotha’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
0%work in town
| Gotha | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Gotha0%
Orlando27%
Lake Buena Vista7%
Ocoee5%
Winter Garden3%
11 mi
median commute distance
336
jobs based in Gotha
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Gotha, expect mild winters and hot summers
Gotha has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Gotha is 92°F.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter51–73°
Spring61–83°
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 B−
Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Gotha is lower
Only 10 of the 639 Florida towns we compare have a lower FEMA risk score than Gotha.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
8
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 2 of 1,231 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gotha Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gotha
18pages on Gotha
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Gotha
Valencia CollegeCommunity college · Public · Orlando3.3 mi$2,664 in-state tuitionFlorida College of Integrative MedicineUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Orlando8.4 miDeVry University-FloridaUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Orlando8.4 mi$17,408 tuition
About 3 of every 100 Gotha residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Small town
1,124 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
OcoeeLake ButlerGotha
Questions about Gotha
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gotha, FL expensive?
Yes. That is 6.4 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 D−.