Pine LakesFL
A town of 1,437.
Is Pine Lakes a good place to live?
Pine Lakes’ best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On cost of living, just 1 of Florida’s 774 towns do better. Residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Only 7 of Florida’s 776 towns score lower on walkability. Pine Lakes’ trail density is 3.3 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Florida’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 60 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Seminole State Forest, at 69 acres. Pine Lakes has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pine Lakes stand out
Where Pine Lakes beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,437 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Pine Lakes grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Pine Lakes is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Pine Lakes: who provides what
Pine Lakes 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 Pine Lakes.
For health, Pine Lakes earns a D
19% of Pine Lakes adults report frequent physical distress, where Florida’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Pine Lakes. Pine Lakes beats the Florida average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Pine Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Pine Lakes | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.3% | 12.7% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 12.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Pine Lakes’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Pine Lakes for work: only 1% work in town. 5.9% of Pine Lakes residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are DeLand (10%), Orlando (9%) and Apopka (4%).
| Pine Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Pine Lakes, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pine Lakes has mild winters and hot summers
Pine Lakes has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Pine Lakes is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seminole State Forest | 0.4 mi | 69 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of renter households in Pine Lakes spend 30% or more of their income on rent than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
Pine Lakes’ median rent is $1,103 a month.
| Pine Lakes | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 20% | 59% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 58% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,103 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Walt Disney World Resort and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Lakes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw32 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw32 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
28 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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Everything we know about Pine Lakes
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Lakes
About 0 of every 100 Pine Lakes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
99% of working residents leave Pine Lakes for work
Where Pine Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pine Lakes
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Pine Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pine Lakes had a population of 818. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 49 ft
- Area code
- 352
Questions about Pine Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Lakes, FL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $80,000, 79% below the Florida typical home.