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28.77° N · 81.37° W · GEOID 1229320

Heathrow

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

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The short answer

Heathrow is home to 6,769 people. Median household income is $126,250 a year and median rent is $2,164 a month, 20.6% 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 $598,600, about 4.7x annual median household income.

The story in Heathrow is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 17.2% to 20.6% of income. Also notable: High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 85% of places we track, yet 61% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

55OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Heathrow scores better than 55% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 85th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%39
Economy 20%73
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%15
Education 10%94
Commute 10%45
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, 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
$2,164
59% above the median place
Median household income
$126,250
57% above the median place
Median home value
$598,600
87% above the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% below 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 Heathrow

  • Work and commutingCounting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 115 hours a year commuting, less than in 89% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Who lives here3.5% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 94% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Heathrow

Seminole County loses about 0.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in33,575
Moved out33,674
Net−99

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$66K

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

Who moves here
8.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Seminole County report $62,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,000, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$86,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,164 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,778 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $598,600.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 41.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Gold River, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
8.7%
52% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$62,559
11% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$65,990
6% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHeathrowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year18.7%52% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.3%14% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.350% above
Income of households moving in7County figure$62,55911% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$65,9906% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $2,164, 59% above the median place.

Heathrow20.6%
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
$86,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.6%
1% above the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
25% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$103,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Heathrow, $2,164 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 Heathrow, but easier on the budget

Places that match Heathrow 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
Gold River, CA8816.8% vs 20.6%$39,600Compare
Blackhawk, CA8117.1% vs 20.6%$100,900Compare
Incline Village, NV7514.1% vs 20.6%$45,400Compare
Northwest Harbor, NY7213.5% vs 20.6%$28,400Compare

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Median year built1
1998
1% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
61.1%
21% above the median place
Median home value1
$598,600
87% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHeathrowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,16459% above
Rent to income120.6%1% above
Property tax rate10.7%29% below
Home price to income14.7x25% 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$3,90120% above
Median home value1$598,60087% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.0%99% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.8%6% above
Homeownership172.7%9% above
Renters paying 30%+161.1%21% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,77848% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.2%13% below
Median year built119981% above
03

Work and pay

42% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
41.5%
234% above the median place
Poverty rate1
3.5%
67% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$67,858 +69%
Median household income$126,250 +57%
Unemployment4.4% −10%
Mean commute26 min +4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHeathrowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$126,25057% above
Income per person1$67,85869% above
Unemployment14.4%10% below
Average annual pay6County figure$68,0063% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs6County figure214,33642% above
Poverty rate13.5%67% below
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home141.5%234% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 52.4 years old, older than in 94% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.

Median age1
52.4
34% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.1%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
68.3%
113% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband97.5% +6%
Born abroad20.4% 2.3×
Household size2.3 −6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureHeathrowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,7695518th largest
Median age152.434% above
Bachelor's or higher168.3%113% above
High school or higher198.1%6% above
Household size12.36% below
Born abroad120.4%131% above
No health insurance1County figure9.5%48% above
Homes with broadband197.5%6% above
05

Life in Heathrow

The nearest National Park Service site is Canaveral National Seashore, about 36 miles away.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.0 −71%
Playgrounds per 10k1.5 −84%
Grocery stores per 10k1.5 −30%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −75%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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 36 miles
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument 65 miles
  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 78 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.6 −1%
Shops34.0 +12%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.8 +41%
Doctors' offices and clinics27.8 +38%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
36.1
17% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
27.8
38% above the median place
Public school students12
63,934
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHeathrowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure76above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure63,934above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.010% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.61% below
Shops per 10k8County figure34.012% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure5.841% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure27.838% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
Parks per 10k93.071% below
Playgrounds per 10k91.584% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.530% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.575% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1036.117% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure1946% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 49°F, 95% 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 Heathrow. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
49°F
95% above the median place
Average temperature13
73°F
32% above the median place
July average high13
92°F
6% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHeathrowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure49°F95% above
Average temperature13County figure73°F32% above
Annual precipitation13County figure51.3 in17% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure91.41% below
Hurricane risk14County figure94.734% above
Tornado risk14County figure97.520% above
Wildfire risk14County figure92.351% above
Heat wave risk14County figure77.814% below
Median air quality index15County figure399% below
Good air days15County figure84.6%24% above
08

Heathrow in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% 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, Heathrow does better than 38% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 29%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,164/mo (2024)$2,800/mo$2,300 to $3,420/mo+4.4%
Median household income$126,250 (2024)$160,000$135,000 to $189,500+4.0%
Median home value$598,600 (2024)$846,000$614,000 to $1,166,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 5.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

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

09

Places like Heathrow

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

PlaceRentIncome
Parole, MD$2,306$120,361Compare
Lakewood Ranch, FL$2,299$122,925Compare
Palm Valley, FL$1,856$116,625Compare
Northport, NY$2,209$146,921Compare
Northport, NYPalm Valley, FLLakewood Ranch, FLParole, MDHeathrow, FLHeathrowParoleLakewood RanchPalm ValleyNorthportHeathrowParoleLakewood RanchPalm ValleyNorthport

Places built like Heathrow

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 Heathrow performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Heathrow, FL20.6%3.6%/yrn/a
Porters Neck, NC15.0%5.7%/yrn/aCompare
Lincolnshire, IL18.5%9.8%/yr0.3%Compare
Gold River, CA16.8%8.0%/yrn/aCompare
Northwest Harbor, NY13.5%-0.8%/yrn/aCompare
Lansdowne, VA16.8%5.2%/yrn/aCompare
Incline Village, NV14.1%11.0%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Heathrow a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 55 out of 100, better than 55% of the places we rate and 85th of 474 in Florida. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 115 hours a year commuting, less than in 89% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 94% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 59 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Heathrow expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.6% 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 $598,600.

What salary do you need to live in Heathrow?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $86,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Heathrow?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Parole, MD, Lakewood Ranch, FL, Palm Valley, FL and Northport, NY.

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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Heathrow with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Heathrow itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/heathrow-florida

Citytistics. “Heathrow, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/heathrow-florida/

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