Lake ButlerFL
A town of 17,125.
Is Lake Butler a good place to live?
Homes are expensive, about $930K for a typical one and 11.8 times the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. Overall it grades B−, ranked 132nd of 634 in Florida. The median household earns $182K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 95% of the country. Lake Butler’s median household income is $183,000, where Florida’s towns sit at $73,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The biggest place to walk is Tibet-Butler Preserve, 437 acres with 4.8 miles of trail.
Lake Butler has grown 22% from 2010 to 2020
15,400 counted in 2010 and 18,851 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Lake Butler grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lake Butler is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 56 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Butler. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 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 draw9 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
8 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Orlando4.3M visitors a yearPhoto credits
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Moving to Lake Butler: who provides what
Lake Butler is unincorporated, so Orange 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 Lake Butler.
Lake Butler has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has less tooth loss than most of Florida and has household incomes well above the Florida norm.
A smaller share of adults report frequent physical distress in Lake Butler than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 6.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide. Against the 1,290 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lake Butler’s, it is healthier than 55%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
11% of Lake Butler adults report frequent physical distress. Lake Butler beats the Florida average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of Lake Butler adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Lake Butler | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 25% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lake Butler | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Lake Butler’s schools beat 54% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Windermere High, with 3,217 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Park ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 699 | A− |
| Windermere HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,217 | B |
| Lake Whitney ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 549 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most of Lake Butler’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 1,477 in 2013 to 3,470.
Most working residents leave Lake Butler for work: only 3% work in town. 23% of workers work from home in Lake Butler. Since 2013, Lake Butler has added 1,993 jobs, to 3,470 in 2023.
| Lake Butler | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Lake Butler | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tibet-Butler Preserve | 4.8 mi | 437 |
| 2. George Bailey Park | 0.6 mi | 18 |
| 3. R. D. Keene Park and Boat Ramp | — | 65 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Butler has mild winters and hot summers
The Orlando Intl Ap weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
Lake Butler has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Lake Butler’s January low is 49°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Lake Butler | 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
Moderate risk in Lake Butler, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake Butler.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lake Butler
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Butler
About 4 of every 100 Lake Butler residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
97% of working residents leave Lake Butler for work
Where Lake Butler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Butler
Unincorporated area in Florida, US
Lake Butler is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated area, completely surrounding the town of Windermere, in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 18,851 at the 2020 census, up from 15,400 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Lake Butler CDP contains the communities of Isleworth and Summerport Beach.
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- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Area code
- 407
Lake Butler’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lake Butler.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Butler | #132 | B− | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Winter Garden | #214 | C+ | D | — | B− | A− |
| Horizon West | #128 | B | D− | — | B− | A |
| Bay Hill | #126 | B | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Ocoee | #298 | C+ | D | — | B− | B− |
| Gotha | — | — | D− | — | B− | A− |
Gotha has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lake Butler, Winter Garden, Horizon West, Bay Hill, Ocoee and Gotha report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lake Butler with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Butler
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Butler, FL a good place to live?
Lake Butler grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #132 of 634 in Florida. It grades A+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Lake Butler, FL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.