Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Windermere grades B overall, 76th among Florida's 634 graded towns. The median household earns $178K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $710K for a typical one and 9 times the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Windermere, above both Florida’s towns (31%) and U.S. towns (29%). On hazard risk, just 63 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. Windermere has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Windermere Town Hall and 1890 Windermere School.
Where Windermere beats most towns.
2,462 counted in 2010 and 3,030 in 2020; an estimated 3,344 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.9% since 2020, after 23.1% 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 Windermere is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 181 in 1930, 3,030 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Windermere. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw3 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw6 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw3 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
7 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Orlando4.3M visitors a yearWalt 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Windermere, 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 Windermere.
Windermere has less tooth loss than most of Florida and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
At 9 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income, the typical home (about $710K) costs more against local pay than in 93% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $8,619, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Windermere is $3,107 a month. The typical Windermere home is worth about $710,000, up 0.8% in a year, 89% above the Florida typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windermere ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 574 | A+ |
| The Harvard Little League PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 11 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 4.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide. Against the 1,435 U.S. towns with household incomes like Windermere’s, it is healthier than 67%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
16% of adults get no exercise outside work in Windermere. Windermere beats the Florida average on 21 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 8% of adults smoke cigarettes in Windermere.
| Windermere | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Windermere | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.2% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 463 in 2013 to 669. 37.6% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Most working residents leave Windermere for work: only 2% work in town. 1.3% of Windermere residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Windermere has added 206 jobs, to 669 in 2023.
| Windermere | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $178,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Orlando Intl Ap weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.2°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
Windermere has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Windermere’s January low is 49°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Windermere | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Windermere | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town Square Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Johnson Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Central Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Windermere.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9 within 15 miles of the center of Windermere
About 3 of every 100 Windermere residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Windermere’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Windermere on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Florida, United States
Windermere is a town in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,030. It is situated on an isthmus between Lake Down and Lake Butler, and is part of the Orlando Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Windermere grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #76 of 634 in Florida. It grades A+ 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 Dee Strange-Gordon and Ethan Ringel.
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