MidwayFL
1,407 people call this town in Florida home.
Is Midway a good place to live?
Midway’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Midway, below both the Florida town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Among 639 Florida towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Midway. Midway has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,407 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Midway grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Midway is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Midway. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw26 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw27 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
20 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 Midway: who provides what
Midway is unincorporated, so Seminole 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 Midway.
Midway has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Sanford (19%), Orlando (16%) and Lake Mary (8%). Midway’s average commute stands at 22 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away. 17% of residents live below the poverty line locally.
| Midway | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Midway is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Just over half of Midway’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Midway, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 49° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Midway has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.4 miles of trail. Midway has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all. Its concentration of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Midway | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 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. Midway Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Midway is less healthy than 50% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Midway, 16% report frequent mental distress. CDC measures, 31 in all: Midway beats Florida on 8 and trails on 11. Two figures for adults in the town: 44% sleep under 7 hours, 12% binge drink.
| Midway | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Midway | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.3% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 13.1% | 17.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Midway
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Midway
About 4 of every 100 Midway residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Midway has shrunk 11% from 2010 to 2020
1,705 counted in 2010 and 1,524 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About Midway
Place in Florida, United States
Midway is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,524 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name Midway is the shortened version of its initial name “The Midway Point” because it was the middle point between two wells located on Sipes Avenue, used to drink from and water livestock.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Area code
- 407
Questions about Midway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Midway, FL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.