PoincianaFL
A city of 75,068.
Is Poinciana a good place to live?
Poinciana earns a D−, 617th of 634 graded towns in Florida, mostly because of schools. Its schools rank behind 83% of the state's. What it does well: it has 36 miles of trail and 38% conserved land. Poinciana’s average trip to work is 47 minutes, where Florida’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest place to walk is Lake Marion Creek Wildlife Management Area, 6,072 acres with 6.8 miles of trail. Poinciana has 1 place on the National Register.
Poinciana has grown 30% from 2010 to 2020
53,193 counted in 2010 and 69,309 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Poinciana grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Poinciana is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Walt Disney World Resort and 51 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Poinciana. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw25 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw24 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
20 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Orlando4.3M visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Poinciana: who provides what
Poinciana is unincorporated, so Osceola 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 Poinciana.
Poinciana keeps more of its land conserved than most of Florida, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak.
Nearly a third of Poinciana is conserved land
Its 17,774 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of Florida towns.
37 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Disney Wilderness Preserve | 20.4 mi | 5,045 |
| 2. Lake Marion Creek Wildlife Management Area | 6.8 mi | 6,072 |
| 3. Huckleberry Islands Tract | 0.4 mi | 1,095 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Poinciana earns a C− for schools
Its public schools are run by the Osceola school district. Two of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,126 | C− |
| New Dimensions High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 445 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Very high risk in Poinciana, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Poinciana.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Poinciana
Poinciana has 3,301 jobs for its 28,843 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 46.8 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
Most working residents leave Poinciana for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Poinciana grew to 3,301 in 2023, 1,915 more than in 2013. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Poinciana.
| Poinciana | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Poinciana are less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Poinciana beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 25% of Poinciana adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Poinciana | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 32% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Poinciana | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 9.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 24.6% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Poinciana’s typical home value is about $280K
The typical value, about $280K, is 14% below its September 2022 peak.
The typical Poinciana home is worth about $280,000, down 3.9% in a year, 25% below the Florida typical home. The median rent in Poinciana is $1,965 a month.
| Poinciana | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,965 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Poinciana, a typical July afternoon runs hotter than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
The Kissimmee 2 weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 109 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.6°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.5°.
Poinciana’s July high is 93°F. Poinciana has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Poinciana’s January low is 50°F.
| Poinciana | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 93°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Poinciana
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Poinciana; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Poinciana residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
98% of working residents leave Poinciana for work
Where Poinciana’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Poinciana
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Poinciana (English: ) is a settlement and census-designated place (CDP) in Osceola and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It is part of the Greater Orlando area. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 69,309.
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- Area
- 73 sq mi
- Elevation
- 66 ft
Questions about Poinciana
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Poinciana, FL a good place to live?
Poinciana grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #617 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and C− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Poinciana, FL expensive?
Yes. That is 3.6 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−.