Name: Buenaventura Lakes, FL statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Buenaventura Lakes

Osceola County gains about 16.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in40,235

Moved out34,532

Net+5,703

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Orange County, FL13,1319,317+3,814

Polk County, FL3,7016,746−3,045

Lake County, FL8591,572−713

Seminole County, FL878955−77

Miami-Dade County, FL1,421

Broward County, FL1,071

Brevard County, FL718

Hillsborough County, FL579

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals

62%35%

Leavers

70%28%

Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$59K

Leavers$52K

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

Who moves here: 4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Osceola County report $59,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $52,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $72,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,806 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,558 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $327,500.
Getting to work: 30 minutes each way on average; 10.3% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Manteca, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
4.2%
26% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
16.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$52,104
26% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Buenaventura Lakes	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	4.2%	26% below
Moved from another state1County figure	3.1%	55% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	16.1	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$59,276	16% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$52,104	26% below

What it costs to live here

Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Manassas, VA, Buford, GA and Haines City, FL), money left after rent here is lower: $48,700 against a typical $66,600.

Buenaventura Lakes31.5%

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

$72,240

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

31.5%

54% above the median place

Home price to income

4.8x

25% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

31%

over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$48,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Buenaventura Lakes, $1,806 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 Buenaventura Lakes, but easier on the budget

Places that match Buenaventura Lakes 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.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Manteca, CA	93	25.5% vs 31.5%	$21,500	Compare
Galt, CA	93	20.3% vs 31.5%	$25,200	Compare
Riverbank, CA	93	21.9% vs 31.5%	$17,900	Compare
Antelope, CA	92	26.5% vs 31.5%	$22,800	Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
66.3%
31% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
33% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,994
39% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Buenaventura Lakes	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,806	32% above
Rent to income1	31.5%	54% above
Property tax rate1	0.6%	33% below
Home price to income1	4.8x	25% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	101.4	1% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,959	21% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$97,600	9% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,994	39% below
Median home value1	$327,500	3% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	-0.1%	below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	59.8%	16% above
Homeownership1	74.0%	11% above
Renters paying 30%+1	66.3%	31% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,558	17% below
Vacant homes1	7.1%	0% above
Median year built1	1989	1% above

Work and pay

Income per person is $27,574, 31% below the median place.

Income per person1
$27,574
31% below the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
19% above the median place
Unemployment1
6.3%
29% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$68,887 −14%

Poverty rate13.3% +23%

Works from home10.3% −18%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Buenaventura Lakes	Vs median
Median household income1	$68,887	14% below
Income per person1	$27,574	31% below
Unemployment1	6.3%	29% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$54,965	17% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.6%	24% above
Jobs6County figure	117,799	22% below
Poverty rate1	13.3%	23% above
Mean commute1	30 min	19% above
Works from home1	10.3%	18% below
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.3%	49% above

Who lives here

Household size is 3.2, 29% above the median place.

Household size1
3.2
29% above the median place
Born abroad1
27.5%
211% above the median place
No health insurance1
12.4%
94% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher85.2% −8%

Bachelor's or higher22.4% −30%

Homes with broadband94.7% +3%

Median age37.6 −4%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Buenaventura Lakes	Vs median
Population1	32,682	1406th largest
Median age1	37.6	4% below
Bachelor's or higher1	22.4%	30% below
High school or higher1	85.2%	8% below
Household size1	3.2	29% above
Born abroad1	27.5%	211% above
No health insurance1	12.4%	94% above
Homes with broadband1	94.7%	3% above

Life in Buenaventura Lakes

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 91% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.

10 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.8 −4%

Playgrounds per 10k1.2 −87%

Grocery stores per 10k0.6 −71%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.6 −95%

Libraries per 10k0.6 −30%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.1 5.1×

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 46 miles
Fort Matanzas National Monument 96 miles
De Soto National Memorial 97 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.0 −13%

Shops25.3 −17%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%

Doctors' offices and clinics17.0 −16%

Child care centers1.7 −26%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
46.1
50% above the median place
Public school students12
74,090
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12
19.5
27% above the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Buenaventura Lakes	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	85	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	74,090	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	19.5	27% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	18.0	13% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	25.3	17% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	2.7	34% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	17.0	16% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.7	26% below
Parks per 10k9	9.8	4% below
Playgrounds per 10k9	1.2	87% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.6	71% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.6	95% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.6	30% below
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	1.1	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	46.1	50% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	1	50% below
National Register listings11County figure	10	23% below

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 50°F, 98% 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 Buenaventura Lakes. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
50°F
98% above the median place
Average temperature13
73°F
33% above the median place
July average high13
92°F
6% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Buenaventura Lakes	Vs median
July average high13County figure	92°F	6% above
January average low13County figure	50°F	98% above
Average temperature13County figure	73°F	33% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	51.5 in	18% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	92.0	1% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	94.2	33% above
Tornado risk14County figure	93.6	15% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	94.8	55% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	77.3	14% below
Median air quality index15County figure	40	7% below
Good air days15County figure	83.6%	22% above

How it is changing

Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Manassas, VA, Buford, GA and Haines City, FL), household income growth here is higher: 7.1% a year against a typical 4.7% a year.

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 31.7% to 31.5% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 39.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 40.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 79.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$48,700

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 18% of places

Pay vs rent

+0.2 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 55% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-0.3 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (31.7% to 31.5%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+14%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Buenaventura Lakes in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 32% of the median income in 2030, up from 31% 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, Buenaventura Lakes does better than 15% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 84%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,806/mo (2024)	$2,340/mo	$1,920 to $2,860/mo	+4.4%
Median household income	$68,887 (2024)	$87,500	$74,000 to $104,000	+4.1%
Median home value	$327,500 (2024)	$483,000	$351,000 to $666,000	+6.7%

The median home would be worth 5.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.8 now.

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

Places like Buenaventura Lakes

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

Place	Rent	Income
Coral Hills, MD	$1,788	$68,603	Compare
Richmond Heights, FL	$1,801	$67,606	Compare
Makaha, HI	$1,868	$64,970	Compare
Temple Hills, MD	$1,811	$66,841	Compare

Nearby

Compare Buenaventura Lakes with

Places built like Buenaventura Lakes

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 Buenaventura Lakes performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Buenaventura Lakes, FL	31.5%	7.1%/yr	n/a
Manassas, VA	19.5%	6.9%/yr	3.6%	Compare
Buford, GA	23.4%	3.0%/yr	9.7%	Compare
Haines City, FL	22.3%	8.3%/yr	67.4%	Compare
Marion Oaks, FL	27.5%	6.6%/yr	n/a	Compare
Ocoee, FL	23.6%	5.6%/yr	9.7%	Compare
Manassas Park, VA	24.9%	3.2%/yr	-3.8%	Compare

Common questions

Is Buenaventura Lakes a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 3 out of 100, better than 3% of the places we rate and 430th of 474 in Florida. OpenStreetMap shows 0.6 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 42 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Buenaventura Lakes expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 31.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $327,500.

What salary do you need to live in Buenaventura Lakes?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Buenaventura Lakes?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Coral Hills, MD, Richmond Heights, FL, Makaha, HI and Temple Hills, MD.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Buenaventura Lakes with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Buenaventura Lakes itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/buenaventura-lakes-florida

Citytistics. “Buenaventura Lakes, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/buenaventura-lakes-florida/

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