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28.46° N · 81.35° W · GEOID 1205300

Belle Isle

Orange County, Florida · part of the Orlando, FL metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

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The short answer

Belle Isle is home to 7,444 people. Median household income is $104,559 a year and median rent is $1,452 a month, 16.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $526,600, about 5.0x annual median household income.

The story in Belle Isle is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 12% to 16.7% of income. Also notable: Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

52OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Belle Isle scores better than 52% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 96th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%52
Economy 20%55
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%31
Education 10%84
Commute 10%34
Growth 5%50

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,452
6% above the median place
Median household income
$104,559
30% above the median place
Median home value
$526,600
65% above the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
13% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Belle Isle

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Cape St. Claire, MD, Deale, MD and Ogden, NC), home value growth here is higher: 10.4% a year against a typical 7.4% a year.
01

Moving to Belle Isle

Orange County loses about 7.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in85,541
Moved out94,578
Net−9,037

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Seminole County, FL9,99512,453−2,458
Osceola County, FL9,31713,131−3,814
Lake County, FL3,5598,287−4,728
Polk County, FL3,8427,567−3,725
Volusia County, FL1,7943,469−1,675
Miami-Dade County, FL3,3621,524+1,838
Brevard County, FL1,7852,345−560
Broward County, FL3,290

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$61K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Orange County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Orange County report $66,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$58,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,452 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,359 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $526,600.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 27.1% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Sandy Hook, CT matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-7.9
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
7.9%
37% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$61,323
13% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBelle IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.9%37% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.6%33% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-7.9below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$66,4576% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$61,32313% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 22% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Belle Isle16.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$58,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.7%
18% below the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
33% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$90,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Belle Isle, $1,452 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Belle Isle, but easier on the budget

Places that match Belle Isle on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Sandy Hook, CT8413.9% vs 16.7%$45,900Compare
Meadowbrook, AL8211.5% vs 16.7%$41,200Compare
Edgewood, KY7810.8% vs 16.7%$19,600Compare
Tyrone, GA7610.5% vs 16.7%$34,200Compare

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Homeownership1
90.9%
37% above the median place
Median home value1
$526,600
65% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,359
26% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBelle IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4526% above
Rent to income116.7%18% below
Property tax rate10.8%14% below
Home price to income15.0x33% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure101.41% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,95921% above
HUD area median income4County figure$97,6009% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,13327% above
Median home value1$526,60065% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.3%9% above
Homeownership190.9%37% above
Renters paying 30%+155.0%9% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,35926% above
Vacant homes1County figure10.1%42% above
Median year built119770% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $76,545, 91% above the median place.

Income per person1
$76,545
91% above the median place
Works from home1
27.1%
118% above the median place
Median household income1
$104,559
30% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute28 min +11%
Unemployment5.5% +13%
Poverty rate11.6% +8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBelle IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$104,55930% above
Income per person1$76,54591% above
Unemployment15.5%13% above
Average annual pay6County figure$70,5997% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure954,330above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate111.6%8% above
Mean commute128 min11% above
Works from home127.1%118% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%56% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 97.1%, 5% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
97.1%
5% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
54.4%
70% above the median place
High school or higher1
96.4%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.3 +8%
No health insurance8.6% +34%
Household size2.5 −1%
Born abroad9.0% +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBelle IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,4445180th largest
Population change since 202075.7%395% above
Median age142.38% above
Bachelor's or higher154.4%70% above
High school or higher196.4%4% above
Household size12.51% below
Born abroad19.0%2% above
No health insurance18.6%34% above
Homes with broadband197.1%5% above
05

Life in Belle Isle

OpenStreetMap shows 33.6 parks per 10,000 residents, more than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1924. 58 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents33.6 3.3×
Playgrounds per 10k5.4 −43%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.7 −76%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi3.3 15.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Canaveral National Seashore 40 miles
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument 86 miles
  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 99 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.4 +17%
Shops35.1 +16%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.9 +68%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.9 +18%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
2
78% below the median place
Students per teacher13
19.6
27% above the median place
Public school students13
1,709
65% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureBelle IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13278% below
Public school students131,70965% below
Students per teacher1319.627% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.417% above
Shops per 10k9County figure35.116% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.968% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure23.918% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k1033.6230% above
Playgrounds per 10k105.443% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k102.776% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi103.3above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1140.331% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11150% below
National Register listings12County figure58346% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 49°F, 96% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Belle Isle. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low14
49°F
96% above the median place
Average temperature14
73°F
33% above the median place
Tornado risk15
99.1
22% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBelle IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure92°F6% above
January average low14County figure49°F96% above
Average temperature14County figure73°F33% above
Annual precipitation14County figure51.1 in17% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure98.46% above
Hurricane risk15County figure98.039% above
Tornado risk15County figure99.122% above
Wildfire risk15County figure97.459% above
Heat wave risk15County figure94.14% above
Median air quality index16County figure430% above
Good air days16County figure72.9%6% above
08

Belle Isle in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, up from 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Belle Isle does better than 49% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 69%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,452/mo (2024)$1,900/mo$1,560 to $2,320/mo+4.6%
Median household income$104,559 (2024)$131,500$111,000 to $155,500+3.9%
Median home value$526,600 (2024)$765,000$555,000 to $1,054,000+6.4%
Population7,688 (2025)8,0107,680 to 8,350+0.8%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Belle Isle

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Saratoga Springs, NY$1,470$105,944Compare
Tuckahoe, VA$1,536$102,264Compare
Mount Kisco, NY$1,494$96,534Compare
Cheval, FL$1,442$101,907Compare
Cheval, FLMount Kisco, NYTuckahoe, VASaratoga Springs, NYBelle Isle, FLBelle IsleSaratoga SpringsTuckahoeMount KiscoChevalBelle IsleSaratoga SpringsTuckahoeMount KiscoCheval

Places built like Belle Isle

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Belle Isle performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Belle Isle, FL16.7%3.4%/yr5.7%
Cape St. Claire, MD17.9%4.1%/yrn/aCompare
Deale, MD29.9%5.6%/yrn/aCompare
Ogden, NC28.4%4.9%/yrn/aCompare
Marlton, MD22.2%0.2%/yrn/aCompare
Edgewater, MD23.2%5.1%/yrn/aCompare
Satellite Beach, FL19.2%8.5%/yr1.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Belle Isle a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 52 out of 100, better than 52% of the places we rate and 96th of 474 in Florida. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Cape St. Claire, MD, Deale, MD and Ogden, NC), home value growth here is higher: 10.4% a year against a typical 7.4% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 54 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Belle Isle expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $526,600.

What salary do you need to live in Belle Isle?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $58,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Belle Isle?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Saratoga Springs, NY, Tuckahoe, VA, Mount Kisco, NY and Cheval, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Belle Isle with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Belle Isle itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/belle-isle-florida

Citytistics. “Belle Isle, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/belle-isle-florida/

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