Pine Castle Station, 2009
Pine Castle’s story
147 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
- 1879Pine Castle is settled
Pine CastleFL
A town of 10,371, settled in 1879.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY 4.0
Population
10,371
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$332K
Census ACS
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
38.5
years
Jobs based here
2,917
A commuter town
TownGrade
C−
#497 of 634 in FL
Is Pine Castle a good place to live?
Pine Castle is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 497th of 634 in Florida, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 54% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $332K, 4.2 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. On hazard risk, just 26 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Pine Castle is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 73% of U.S. towns.
What makes Pine Castle stand out
Where Pine Castle beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Pine Castle for work
Where Pine Castle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2,917jobs based in Pine Castle
1%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Pine Castle grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Pine Castle is from typical.
HealthOrlando Health 5 miles awayC−Open →Cost of livingC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 14.1 of 20; 8.9% of households have no carB+Open →Jobs & income2,917 jobs based hereCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listBOpen →SchoolsB−Open →
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 →
Nearby attractions
All 94 attractions →Walt Disney World Resort and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Castle. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw5 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw6 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw6 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
6 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Orlando4.3M visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Walt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Pine Castle: who provides what
Pine Castle is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDuke Energy18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOrlando Utilities CommissionNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesOrange CountyOrange County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereOrange Supervisor of ElectionsOrange County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024
ZIP codes32809, 3283932809 91% · 32839 9%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 Pine Castle.
Pine Castle carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly inland flooding), has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
HealthC−
Residents of Pine Castle are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns
Against the 5,716 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pine Castle’s, it is less healthy than 55%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
Pine Castle beats the Florida average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 27% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Pine Castle, above both Florida’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Pine Castle.
18%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Pine Castle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 20% | 19% |
31 measures vs. Florida
3 better10 too close to call18 worse
| What stands out | Pine Castle | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.5% | 26.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 26.7% | 15.9% |
Orlando Health
5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
16th
percentile among FL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB−
Pine Castle earns a B− for schools
Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
54%of FL districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judson B Walker MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 872 | C− |
| Bethany Learning Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–10 | Grades PK–10 | 142 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Pine Castle’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pine Castle for work: only 1% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Pine Castle, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Pine Castle’s median household income is $50,000.
1%work in town
| Pine Castle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Pine Castle1%
Orlando28%
Lake Buena Vista4%
Tampa2%
Kissimmee2%
8 mi
median commute distance
2,917
jobs based in Pine Castle
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Pine Castle has mild winters and hot summers
The Orlando Intl Ap weather station records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
Pine Castle has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Pine Castle is 50°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
92°summer high
| Pine Castle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter52–73°
Spring61–83°
Summer73–92°
Fall66–84°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
The FEMA risk score in Pine Castle is 39 of 100, against 73 of 100 in Florida’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 97% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $255 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2015, 28 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pine Castle.
39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves
28
paid flood claims since 2015
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
0.2% of Pine Castle is conserved land
Just 3 of its 1,719 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Pine Castle itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
0.2%conserved
| Pine Castle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3% | 4.3% |
0.2%
conserved · 3 of 1,719 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Oak Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade C−
Homes in Pine Castle sell for about $399K
44% of Pine Castle households own their home.
$399Kmedian sale price
| Pine Castle | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 44% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,361 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Market temperature
58
days on market
97.3%
sale-to-list price
6
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pine Castle
17pages on Pine Castle
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Castle
Florida College of Integrative MedicineUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Orlando2 miAna G. Mendez UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Orlando4.2 mi$13,575 tuitionUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Orlando14.4 mi$6,368 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Pine Castle residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Pine Castle
Unincorporated area in Florida, US
Pine Castle is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pine Castle had a population of 11,122. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Area code
- 407
Pine Castle’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Pine Castle.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Sky Lake (C) is closest.
How the neighbors grade
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Castle | #497 | C− | C− | — | B− | C− |
| Belle Isle | #248 | C+ | D | — | B− | A− |
| Edgewood | #198 | B− | D | B− | B− | B |
| Sky Lake | #382 | C | C | — | B− | C− |
Pine Castle, Belle Isle and Sky Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pine Castle with a neighbor →
Questions about Pine Castle
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Castle, FL a good place to live?
Pine Castle grades C− overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #497 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Pine Castle, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $332,000, 12% 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 C−.