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Is Oak Hill a good place to live?

Oak Hill’s best subject grade is an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Oak Hill’s median age is 58.7 years, against 42.5 years in Florida’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. 51% of the land in Oak Hill is conserved, above both Florida’s towns (3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Canaveral National Seashore, at 3,793 acres. On the outdoors, just 7 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Oak Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Oak Hill stand out

Where Oak Hill beats most towns.

By the sea

Oak Hill lives by the ocean

Coastal flooding makes up 53% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.

53%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
14paid flood-insurance claims since 2004
12storm & flood disasters paid out here
On the water

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap

How Oak Hill grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Oak Hill is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Seminole Rest
Seminole Rest · National Register of Historic Places
Oak Hill’s story

151 years in pictures

Census counts: 457 in 1930, 1,986 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1949 on.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1875Oak Hill is settled
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Windover Archaeological Site and 41 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oak Hill. Close and well known come first.

All 78 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Windover Archaeological Site: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Bill White, Public domain · Canaveral National Seashore: Joneboi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Motorsports Hall of Fame of America: WillRStroh97, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Space Mirror Memorial: Seth Buckley, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Oak Hill: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Oak Hill, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterThe Preserve at Oak Hill water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpThursdayTrash dayTown site
SchoolsVolusia County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereVolusia Supervisor of ElectionsVolusia County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code3275932759 100%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 Oak Hill.

OutdoorsA+

Oak Hill has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation

5.8 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.

50.9%conserved
50.9%
conserved · 3,748 of 7,356 acres
5.8 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Canaveral National Seashore0.5 mi3,793
2. Seminole Rest0.5 mi25
3. Nancy Cummings Park—6

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

SchoolsB−

Public schools in Oak Hill beat 53% of Florida districts

Its public schools are run by the Volusia school district. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Burns Science and Technology Charter School, with 1,099 students.

53%of FL districts it outscoresB−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Burns Science and Technology Charter SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12Grades K–121,099A−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Oak Hill faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by coastal flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oak Hill.

86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
86Very high riskLowerHigher
Coastal floodingHurricanesInland flooding
14
paid flood claims since 2004
12
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

Most of Oak Hill’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Oak Hill for work: only 3% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Oak Hill. Since 2013, Oak Hill has added 149 jobs, to 241 in 2023.

3%work in town
Oak HillFlorida townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line19%11%9.6%
Working residents who work in town2.7%5%8%
Median household income$66,000$73,000$80,000
Average trip to work27 minutes27 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Oak Hill3%
Edgewater13%
New Smyrna Beach11%
Daytona Beach6%
DeLand4%
29 mi
median commute distance
241
jobs based in Oak Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Oak Hill

Oak Hill has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Oak Hill is 91°F.

91°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter53–71°
Spring63–80°
Summer75–90°
Fall68–82°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Residents of Oak Hill are less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns

Oak Hill beats the Florida average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 46% of Oak Hill adults have high blood pressure.

37%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Oak HillFlorida townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)46%37%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)13%15%16%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%15%14%
31 measures vs. Florida
10 better11 too close to call10 worse
What stands outOak HillFL
Fewer uninsured adults10.6%15.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.2%13.9%
More adults with COPD10.8%7.2%
Adventhealth New Smyrna Beach
In New Smyrna Beach · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade B

Homes in Oak Hill are worth about $342K, by Zillow’s estimate

The typical Oak Hill home is worth about $342,000, up 2.1% in a year, 9% below the Florida typical home.

$342KZillow home value

Typical home value

Oak Hill$342K
Florida$375K
+2.1%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Oak Hill

18pages on Oak Hill
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Oak Hill; the nearest are

A growing town

Oak Hill has grown 20% since 2010

1,792 counted in 2010 and 1,986 in 2020; an estimated 2,188 in 2025.

1,7922010
1,9862020
2,1882025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

About Oak Hill

City in Florida, United States

Official town website ↗

Oak Hill is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,986 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1927
Area
11 sq mi
Elevation
13 ft
ZIP code
32759
Area code
386

Oak Hill’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Oak Hill.

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How the neighbors grade
TownFL rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Oak Hill——B—B−C+
Edgewater#349CC+—B−C+

Oak Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Oak Hill and Edgewater report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Oak Hill with a neighbor →

Questions about Oak Hill

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Oak Hill, FL expensive?

That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($71,277 across the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, 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 B.