Pine HillsFL
A city of 80,105.
Is Pine Hills a good place to live?
Pine Hills grades D overall, 522nd among Florida's 634 graded towns, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 90% of U.S. towns. Pine Hills’ January low is 49°F, near the Florida town median (51°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (22°F). The biggest place to walk is Barnett Park, 188 acres with 3.8 miles of trail.
What makes Pine Hills stand out
Where Pine Hills beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Pine Hills has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
60,076 counted in 2010 and 66,111 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Pine Hills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Pine Hills is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw7 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw8 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
6 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 Pine Hills: who provides what
Pine Hills 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 Pine Hills.
Pine Hills has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has home values still below their peak and sends most of its workers to Orlando and beyond.
A larger share of adults in Pine Hills sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
51% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Pine Hills. Pine Hills beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 11% of adults binge drink in Pine Hills.
| Pine Hills | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Pine Hills | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 9.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 14.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 20% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Pine Hills beat 54% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Two of its 30 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinswood MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 985 | D |
| Maynard Evans HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,345 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
About one in three of Pine Hills’ working residents commute to Orlando
Pine Hills has 4,469 jobs for its 29,544 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Pine Hills for work: only 2% work in town. 18% of Pine Hills residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Pine Hills grew to 4,469 in 2023, 474 more than in 2013.
| Pine Hills | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Pine Hills | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Barnett Park | 3.8 mi | 188 |
| 2. Silver Star Community Park | — | 22 |
| 3. Rolling Hills Baseball Complex | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Pine Hills are worth about $272K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical value, about $272K, is 8% below its September 2024 peak.
The typical Pine Hills home is worth about $272,000, down 1.5% in a year, 28% below the Florida typical home. The median rent in Pine Hills is $1,542 a month.
| Pine Hills | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 72% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 64% | 59% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,542 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pine Hills has mild winters and hot summers
The Orlando Intl Ap weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.1°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92°.
Pine Hills has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Pine Hills’ July high is 92°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Pine Hills, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pine Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Pine Hills
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Hills
About 8 of every 100 Pine Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
98% of working residents leave Pine Hills for work
Where Pine Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pine Hills
Unincorporated area in Florida, US
Pine Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated subdivision in Orange County, Florida, United States, west of Orlando. Per the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 66,111. It is a part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (home to 2,134,311 people in 2010). As a result of residential demographic shifts, the area has been described as one of Central Florida's most prominent minority-majority communities, featuring significant African American, Haitian, Jamaican, and Puerto Rican population centers.
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- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Area code
- 407
Pine Hills’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Pine Hills.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Orlovista (C−) is closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hills | #522 | D | C | — | B− | D |
| Orlando | #323 | C | D | — | B− | B |
| Clarcona | #227 | C+ | B− | — | B− | B |
| Ocoee | #298 | C+ | D | — | B− | B− |
| Orlovista | #487 | C− | C+ | — | B− | D− |
Pine Hills, Orlando, Clarcona, Ocoee and Orlovista report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pine Hills with a neighbor →
Questions about Pine Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Hills, FL a good place to live?
Pine Hills grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #522 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Pine Hills, FL expensive?
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($78,533 across the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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 C.