Wekiwa SpringsFL
With 23,915 residents, this town was settled in 1906.
Is Wekiwa Springs a good place to live?
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Overall, Wekiwa Springs earns an A−, which places it 30th of 634 in Florida. Set against the rest, it does better than three quarters of U.S. towns. Its strongest subject is health — residents are healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The drawback is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $454K, 5.8 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Wekiwa Springs State Park, at 136 acres. On hazard risk, just 69 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. 54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, above both Florida’s towns (31%) and U.S. towns (29%).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Wekiwa Springs stand out
Where Wekiwa Springs beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Wekiwa Springs for work
Where Wekiwa Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Wekiwa Springs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Wekiwa Springs is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wekiwa Springs. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw16 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw16 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
12 mi Stadium & arenaKia CenterPhoto credits
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Moving to Wekiwa Springs: who provides what
Wekiwa Springs is unincorporated, so Seminole 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 Wekiwa Springs.
Wekiwa Springs has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has less tooth loss than most of Florida and pairs an A− for schools with high home prices.
For health, Wekiwa Springs earns an A
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 5.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide.
Wekiwa Springs beats the Florida average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. The share of adults in Wekiwa Springs who get no exercise outside work: 18%.
| Wekiwa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wekiwa Springs | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Wekiwa Springs’ schools beat 82% of Florida districts
Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $454K.
The public schools here belong to the Seminole school district. Its three schools are below. 2 public schools serve Wekiwa Springs, with 1,723 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabal Point Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 923 | A+ |
| Champion Preparatory Academy Fdoe #2474 PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 424 | – |
| Wekiva Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 800 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Wekiwa Springs has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
26.5% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
27% of workers work remotely from home in Wekiwa Springs. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Wekiwa Springs grew by 1,363 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 6,094. Also worth knowing: in Wekiwa Springs, the median household income is $117,000.
| Wekiwa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 27% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $117,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wekiwa Springs: mild winters and hot summers
The Sanford weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 109 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 48.7°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.1°.
In Wekiwa Springs, the January low is 49°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| Wekiwa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 3.6% of Wekiwa Springs
Trails run 1.5 miles in 3 parks and preserves. Wekiwa Springs’ trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Wekiwa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wekiwa Springs State Park | 0.5 mi | 136 |
| 2. Rock Springs Run State Preserve | — | 5 |
| 3. Wekiva Hills Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Wekiwa Springs sells for about $505K
The midpoint rent for Wekiwa Springs comes to $1,974 a month. A home in Wekiwa Springs typically sold within 48 days of listing. Wekiwa Springs: 78% of households live in a home they own.
| Wekiwa Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,974 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Moderate risk in Wekiwa Springs, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in half of U.S. communities. Since 1994, Wekiwa Springs has seen 15 flood insurance claims paid out. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 22%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Wekiwa Springs
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Wekiwa Springs
About 5 of every 100 Wekiwa Springs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Wekiwa Springs
CDP in Florida, United States
Wekiwa Springs is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Seminole County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wekiwa Springs had a population of 23,428. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 9.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 52 ft
- Area code
- 407
Wekiwa Springs’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Wekiwa Springs.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wekiwa Springs | #30 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
| Altamonte Springs | #204 | B− | C− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Forest City | #33 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
Wekiwa Springs and Forest City report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wekiwa Springs with a neighbor →
Questions about Wekiwa Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wekiwa Springs, FL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wekiwa Springs grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #30 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Wekiwa Springs, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $454,000, 21% above 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 D.