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Port Orange is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 390th among Florida's 634 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 56% of the country. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $339K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Deltona metro’s $71K median household income. Port Orange has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dunlawton Plantation-Sugar Mill Ruins and Gamble Place Historic District. Only 2 of the 105 Florida towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Port Orange. Port Orange's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Port Orange beats most towns.
56,048 counted in 2010 and 62,596 in 2020; an estimated 66,395 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6% since 2020, after 11.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Port Orange is from typical.
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Census counts: 380 in 1920, 62,596 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Port Orange. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumMotorsports Hall of Fame of America
37 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Bounce House
6 mi LighthousePonce de Leon Inlet Light
14 mi National SeashoreCanaveral National Seashore2.5M visitors a year
23 mi State parkBlue Spring State Park
in town GardenDunlawton Plantation and Sugar MillMotorsports Hall of Fame of America: WillRStroh97, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ponce de Leon Inlet Light: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Canaveral National Seashore: Joneboi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Spring State Park: Rizka, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dunlawton Plantation and Sugar Mill: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Port Orange, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Port Orange.
Port Orange has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
That puts Port Orange against 3% in Florida’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 21 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is City Center Municipal Complex, at 72 acres.
| Port Orange | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.3% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens | 1.3 mi | 10 |
| 2. Spruce Creek Road Park | 1 mi | 37 |
| 3. Buschman Park | 0.9 mi | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Volusia school district. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Sands Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,199 | B |
| Spruce Creek High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,576 | B− |
| Sweetwater Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 617 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Port Orange for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Port Orange has added 2,850 jobs, to 15,554 in 2023. The top destinations are Daytona Beach (21%), DeLand (7%) and Ormond Beach (4%).
| Port Orange | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Deland 1 Sse weather station, 19 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 310 days, longer than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.2°.
Port Orange has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Port Orange’s January low is 50°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. The July high in Port Orange is 91°F.
| Port Orange | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1,882 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 375 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 1,882 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Port Orange.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Port Orange's reported crime rate is below Florida's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 29 violent crimes were reported in 2022.
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Florida average. 25% of Port Orange residents are 65 or older. Port Orange has grown 6% since 2020, to 66,395 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Port Orange | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.9 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Port Orange | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.4% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.7% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical value, about $339K, is 9% below its October 2022 peak.
The typical Port Orange home is worth about $339,000, down 1.7% in a year, 10% below the Florida typical home. Port Orange’s median rent is $1,634 a month.
| Port Orange | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,634 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Port Orange. Port Orange beats the Florida average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Port Orange.
| Port Orange | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Port Orange | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.1% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Port Orange
About 6 of every 100 Port Orange residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Where Port Orange’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Port Orange on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 towns share a border with Port Orange.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Orange | #390 | C | D | — | B− | B |
| Samsula-Spruce Creek | #296 | C+ | D− | — | B− | B+ |
| South Daytona | #398 | C | C | — | B− | C+ |
| Daytona Beach Shores | #316 | C | D− | — | B− | B |
| Ponce Inlet | #143 | B− | D | — | B− | A− |
| New Smyrna Beach | #401 | C | D | — | B− | B |
| Daytona Beach | #503 | D | C− | — | B− | C− |
Port Orange, Samsula-Spruce Creek, South Daytona, Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Port Orange with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Port Orange grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #390 of 634 in Florida. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
2 notable people were born here, including Jay Morley and Zac Veen.
