Holden LakesFL
A town of 3,522.
Is Holden Lakes a good place to live?
Holden Lakes’ best subject grade is an A for walkability; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 6.3% of residents are under 18 in Holden Lakes, below both the Florida town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 47 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Cypress Grove Park, at 82 acres. Holden Lakes has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
What makes Holden Lakes stand out
Where Holden Lakes beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Holden Lakes for work
Where Holden Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Holden Lakes grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Holden Lakes is from typical.
Holden Lakes has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
How TownRatings grades towns →
Walt Disney World Resort and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holden Lakes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw5 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw5 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw5 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
3 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 Holden Lakes: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holden Lakes, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Holden Lakes.
Most of Holden Lakes’ workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Holden Lakes for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Holden Lakes has added 133 jobs, to 919 in 2023. The top destinations are Orlando (32%), Lake Buena Vista (4%) and Winter Park (2%).
| Holden Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holden Lakes’ schools rank ahead of 54% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pineloch ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 726 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Fewer children than Florida overall
Children under 18 are 6% of residents (20% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (21% statewide). Holden Lakes’ median age is 52.1 years, against 42.4 years in Florida’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Holden Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.1 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 28% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Holden Lakes | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.4% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.6% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.1% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
In Holden Lakes, expect mild winters and hot summers
Holden Lakes has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Holden Lakes is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Holden Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cypress Grove Park | 0.8 mi | 82 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Holden Lakes, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Holden Lakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Holden Lakes sells for about $558K
Holden Lakes’ median rent is $1,303 a month.
| Holden Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,303 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Holden Lakes
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Holden Lakes
About 5 of every 100 Holden Lakes residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Holden Lakes
Unincorporated area in Florida, US
Holden Lakes is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Orange County, Florida, United States.
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Holden Lakes’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Holden Lakes.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holden Lakes | — | — | D | — | B− | — |
| Orlando | #323 | C | D | — | B− | B |
| Edgewood | #198 | B− | D | B− | B− | B |
Holden Lakes and Orlando report no FBI crime data of their own. Holden Lakes isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Holden Lakes with a neighbor →
Questions about Holden Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holden Lakes, FL a good place to live?
Holden Lakes has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Is Holden Lakes, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $388,000, 3% above 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.