Area guides
Central Florida towns and neighborhoods
Central Florida, on this site, means Orlando and the towns around it in Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake and Polk counties. The Orlando metro area, which covers the first four, had 2,957,672 residents on July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate). Each guide below gives prices, schools and drive times with sources.
Updated · Grouped by direction from downtown Orlando
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Areas by direction from Orlando
Pick a direction, then a town. Every guide is written from public sources and shows the month of each figure.
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North of Orlando
North Orange County and Seminole County.
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Altamonte Springs
City on I-4 with a SunRail station and Cranes Roost Park.
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Lake Mary
A SunRail stop, lakes and trails, 12 minutes from Sanford airport.
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Maitland
Small lakes and its own SunRail station.
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Oviedo
Parks, trails and mostly detached homes, 13 minutes from UCF.
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Sanford
County seat on Lake Monroe, with a brick downtown, SunRail and its own airport.
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Winter Park
Historic lakeside city with Park Avenue.
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Winter Springs
South of Lake Jesup, with a county trail and a town center.
Orlando and its neighborhoods
The City of Orlando and the neighborhoods inside its city limits.
West of Orlando
West Orange County and south Lake County.
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Butler Chain of Lakes
13 lakes joined by canals beside Windermere.
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Clermont
Lake Minneola, rolling hills and the South Lake Trail.
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Dr. Phillips
Unincorporated lakes area along Sand Lake Road, beside I-4.
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Minneola
Newer homes on US 27, just northeast of Lake Minneola.
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Montverde
Small town in the hills on Lake Apopka’s west shore.
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Windermere
Small lake town on the Butler Chain of Lakes.
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Winter Garden
Brick downtown on Plant Street, south of Lake Apopka.
South of Orlando
Osceola County and northeast Polk County.
East of Orlando
East Orange County and east Seminole County.
No town guides in this group yet. Lake Nona, in southeast Orlando, is listed with Orlando above. Ask Zoya about any town east of Orlando.
Questions
About these area guides
How the list is built and where the numbers come from.
What counts as Central Florida here?
Orlando and the towns around it in Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake and Polk counties, where Zoya works in person. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Orlando metro area covers Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties; Polk County is its own metro area, Lakeland and Winter Haven (Census Bureau, 2025 estimates).
How are the areas grouped?
By direction from downtown Orlando and by county, so places next to each other sit together. Baldwin Park and Lake Nona are listed with Orlando because they are inside the City of Orlando.
Where do the prices and drive times come from?
Each guide names its sources beside the figures: Redfin’s housing market pages for recent sale prices, the U.S. Census Bureau for housing and population, and OpenStreetMap routing for drive times without traffic. Every figure shows its month.
How do I find the public school for an address?
Assignment can change from one street to the next, so check the exact address with the district’s own locator: Orange County Public Schools, Seminole County Public Schools, the School District of Osceola County, Lake County Schools or Polk County Public Schools.
Can Zoya help somewhere else in Florida?
Zoya works in person in Central Florida. For other Florida cities she will find and check a licensed agent who works there and introduce you after you agree. See real estate elsewhere in Florida.
Can I read these guides in Russian?
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Facts checked November 8, 2026: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 metro area estimates. Each area guide lists its own sources.