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28.79° N · 81.23° W · GEOID 1245475

Midway

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Midway is home to 1,407 people. Median household income is $60,714 a year and median rent is $1,513 a month, 29.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $236,700, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,513
11% above the median place
Median household income
$60,714
24% below the median place
Median home value
$236,700
26% below the median place
Unemployment
4.2%
15% 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 Midway

  • Household income has grown 15.2% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 473 Florida places.
  • The median rent takes 29.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 94% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $43,900 a year left, less than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Midway

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
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state. County figure.
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
$60,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,513 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,020 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $236,700.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 21.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Valley Park, MO matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.3%
28% 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
MeasureMidwayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.3%28% 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

Property tax rate is 0.3%, 64% below the median place.

Midway29.9%
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
$60,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.9%
47% above the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
3% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
30%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$44,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Midway, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Louisburg, KS25.1% vs 29.9%$11,100Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
64% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$781
76% below the median place
Median home value1
$236,700
26% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMidwayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,51311% above
Rent to income129.9%47% above
Property tax rate10.3%64% below
Home price to income13.9x3% 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$78176% below
Median home value1$236,70026% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.0%99% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.8%6% above
Homeownership171.8%8% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure58.6%16% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$2,0208% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.2%13% below
Median year built119830% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$23,984
40% below the median place
Median household income1
$60,714
24% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMidwayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$60,71424% below
Income per person1$23,98440% below
Unemployment1County figure4.2%15% below
Average annual pay6County figure$68,0063% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs6County figure214,33642% above
Poverty rate1County figure9.0%16% below
Mean commute1County figure27 min8% above
Works from home1County figure21.6%74% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 84.2%, 9% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
84.2%
9% below the median place
High school or higher1
87.2%
6% below the median place
Household size1
2.7
8% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureMidwayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4076646th largest
Median age140.13% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure42.7%33% above
High school or higher187.2%6% below
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad1County figure15.1%71% above
No health insurance1County figure9.5%48% above
Homes with broadband184.2%9% below
05

Life in Midway

19 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents14.2 +40%
Playgrounds per 10k14.2 +51%
Grocery stores per 10k28.4 13.4×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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.

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.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
27.8
38% above the median place
Public school students11
63,934
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
76
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMidwayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure76above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure63,934above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County 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 10k914.240% above
Playgrounds per 10k914.251% above
Grocery stores per 10k928.4above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County 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 Midway. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low12
49°F
95% above the median place
Average temperature12
73°F
32% above the median place
July average high12
92°F
6% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMidwayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure92°F6% above
January average low12County figure49°F95% above
Average temperature12County figure73°F32% above
Annual precipitation12County figure51.3 in17% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure91.41% below
Hurricane risk13County figure94.734% above
Tornado risk13County figure97.520% above
Wildfire risk13County figure92.351% above
Heat wave risk13County figure77.814% below
Median air quality index14County figure399% below
Good air days14County figure84.6%24% above
08

Midway in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, down from 30% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,513/mo (2024)$1,980/mo$1,620 to $2,410/mo+4.6%
Median household income$60,714 (2024)$82,000$69,500 to $97,500+5.2%
Median home value$236,700 (2024)$380,000$276,000 to $524,000+8.2%

The median home would be worth 4.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

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

09

Places like Midway

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

PlaceRentIncome
Valley Park, MO$1,443$67,898Compare
Edgemoor, DE$1,438$59,424Compare
Gresham Park, GA$1,542$71,042Compare
Seven Oaks, SC$1,246$62,955Compare
Seven Oaks, SCGresham Park, GAEdgemoor, DEValley Park, MOMidway, FLMidwayValley ParkEdgemoorGresham ParkSeven OaksMidwayValley ParkEdgemoorGresham ParkSeven Oaks

Common questions

Is Midway a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown 15.2% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 473 Florida places. The median rent takes 29.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 94% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Midway expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.9% 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 $236,700.

What salary do you need to live in Midway?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $60,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Midway?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Valley Park, MO, Edgemoor, DE, Gresham Park, GA and Seven Oaks, SC.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Midway with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Midway itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/midway-seminole-county-florida

Citytistics. “Midway, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/midway-seminole-county-florida/

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