Sky LakeFL
A town of 8,116.
Is Sky Lake a good place to live?
Sky Lake is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 382nd of 634 graded towns in Florida, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $70K. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $280K for a typical one and 3.6 times the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. Sky Lake’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, where Florida’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Sky Lake is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
What makes Sky Lake stand out
Where Sky Lake beats most towns.
Sky Lake has grown 17% from 2010 to 2020
6,153 counted in 2010 and 7,226 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Sky Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Sky Lake is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Walt Disney World Resort and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sky Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw5 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw4 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw5 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
6 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 Sky Lake: who provides what
Sky Lake 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 Sky Lake.
Sky Lake has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has little public open land and has commutes longer than most of Florida.
On CDC estimates, Sky Lake is less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns
Sky Lake beats the Florida average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 32% of adults worry about having enough food in Sky Lake.
| Sky Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Sky Lake | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.3% | 26.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 31.9% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Sky Lake’s schools beat 54% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Oak Ridge High, with 2,553 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge Childrens Academy Daycare PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 68 | – |
| Oak Ridge HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,553 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Sky Lake’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 3,229 working residents takes 36 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
Most working residents leave Sky Lake for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Sky Lake grew to 1,958 in 2023, 216 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Orlando (24%), Lake Buena Vista (5%) and Kissimmee (2%).
| Sky Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sky Lake 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°.
Sky Lake has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Sky Lake is 50°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Sky Lake | 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
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Sky Lake
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 2017, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sky Lake.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 1.4% of Sky Lake
Just 11 of its 808 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Sky Lake itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Sky Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vogt-Meloon Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Sky Lake sells for about $380K at the median
72.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 60.1% across Florida.
Sky Lake’s median rent is $1,953 a month.
| Sky Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,953 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sky Lake
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Sky Lake
About 4 of every 100 Sky Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
97% of working residents leave Sky Lake for work
Where Sky Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sky Lake
Unincorporated area in Florida, US
Sky Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sky Lake had a population of 7,226. It is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Area code
- 407
Sky Lake’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Sky Lake.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Lake | #382 | C | C | — | B− | C− |
| Pine Castle | #497 | C− | C− | — | B− | C− |
Sky Lake and Pine Castle report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sky Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Sky Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sky Lake, FL a good place to live?
Sky Lake grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #382 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Sky Lake, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $280,000, 25% 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.