Lake KathrynFL
Some 1,024 people live in this town, in Florida.
Is Lake Kathryn a good place to live?
Lake Kathryn’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Lake Kathryn, above both Florida’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On cost of living, just 4 of Florida’s 774 towns do better. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country. 51% of the land in Lake Kathryn is conserved, where Florida’s towns sit at 3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Seminole State Forest, 807 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. Lake Kathryn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,024 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lake Kathryn grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lake Kathryn is from typical.
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Moving to Lake Kathryn: who provides what
Lake Kathryn is unincorporated, so Lake 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 Kathryn.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Lake Kathryn
Trails total 1.5 miles in 1 park or preserve. Lake Kathryn’s trail density stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seminole State Forest | 1.3 mi | 807 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For health, Lake Kathryn earns a D
In Lake Kathryn, 17% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among adults locally, 21% report frequent mental distress and 20% smoke cigarettes.
| Lake Kathryn | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lake Kathryn | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.7% | 12.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 7.2% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 20.8% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Lake Kathryn work out of town
For Lake Kathryn, the mean commuting time is 37 minutes. The top destinations are Orlando (10%), DeLand (9%) and Orange City (4%). The median commute is under 27 miles.
| Lake Kathryn | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake Kathryn has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score in Lake Kathryn is 71 of 100. Expected losses in Lake Kathryn break down as 43% from inland flooding and 16% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Lake Kathryn sells for about $240K
The rent at the middle of the market for Lake Kathryn comes to $946 a month. The share of households in Lake Kathryn who live in a home they own: 71%.
| Lake Kathryn | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $946 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Universal Studios Florida and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Kathryn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.3M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe4.0M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
36 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.2M visitors a year
32 mi Stadium & arenaKia Center
32 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Bounce HousePhoto credits
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 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Lake Kathryn
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Kathryn
About 0 of every 100 Lake Kathryn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
100% of working residents leave Lake Kathryn for work
Where Lake Kathryn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lake Kathryn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Kathryn, FL a good place to live?
Some 1,024 people live in this town, in Florida.
Is Lake Kathryn, FL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $81,000, 79% 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 A+.