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28.46° N · 81.45° W · GEOID 1271075

Tangelo Park

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

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaTangelo Park, FLTangelo ParkTangelo Park

The short answer

Tangelo Park is home to 2,404 people. Median household income is $68,076 a year and median rent is $1,435 a month, 25.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $235,400, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,435
5% above the median place
Median household income
$68,076
15% below the median place
Median home value
$235,400
26% below 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 Tangelo Park

  • Household income has grown 11.6% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Households average 3.02 people, larger than in 89% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $178 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 85% of places its size.
  • 22% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 86% of places its size.
  • 64% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Tangelo Park

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

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, 0.0% 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
$57,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,435 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,613 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $235,400.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 17.7% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Dundalk, MD matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-7.9
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
7.9%
37% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTangelo ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.9%37% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-7.9below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,4576% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$61,32313% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 64.0%, 27% above the median place.

Tangelo Park25.3%
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
$57,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.3%
24% above the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
9% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$52,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Tangelo Park, $1,435 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 Tangelo Park, 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
Sangaree, SC21.9% vs 25.3%$10,000Compare
Parkville, PA20.8% vs 25.3%$9,200Compare
South Haven, IN20.5% vs 25.3%$6,900Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
64.0%
27% above the median place
Median year built1
1967
1% below the median place
Homeownership1
76.3%
15% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureTangelo ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4355% above
Rent to income125.3%24% above
Property tax rate11.3%38% above
Home price to income13.5x9% below
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)1County figure$2,9679% below
Median home value1$235,40026% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.3%9% above
Homeownership176.3%15% above
Renters paying 30%+164.0%27% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,61314% below
Vacant homes1County figure10.1%42% above
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $32,650, 19% below the median place.

Income per person1
$32,650
19% below the median place
Median household income1
$68,076
15% below the median place
Jobs6
954,330
above the median place (median 150,665)
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTangelo ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$68,07615% below
Income per person1$32,65019% below
Unemployment1County figure5.5%13% above
Average annual pay6County figure$70,5997% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure954,330above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure13.0%21% above
Mean commute1County figure28 min12% above
Works from home1County figure17.7%42% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%56% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 77.0%, 17% below the median place.

High school or higher1
77.0%
17% below the median place
Household size1
3.0
21% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
17.2%
46% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureTangelo ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,4046646th largest
Median age1County figure36.66% below
Bachelor's or higher117.2%46% below
High school or higher177.0%17% below
Household size13.021% above
Born abroad122.0%149% above
No health insurance1County figure12.0%87% above
Homes with broadband193.0%1% above
05

Life in Tangelo Park

58 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.2 −59%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
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 mi34.2 162.8×

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.

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 school students11
216,343
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
278
above the median place (median 9)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
6.9
68% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureTangelo ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure278above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure216,343above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure18.319% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure24.417% above
Shops per 10k8County figure35.116% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.968% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.918% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k94.259% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (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 mi934.2above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County 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 Tangelo Park. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low12
49°F
96% above the median place
Average temperature12
73°F
33% above the median place
Tornado risk13
99.1
22% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureTangelo ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure92°F6% above
January average low12County figure49°F96% above
Average temperature12County figure73°F33% above
Annual precipitation12County figure51.1 in17% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure98.46% above
Hurricane risk13County figure98.039% above
Tornado risk13County figure99.122% above
Wildfire risk13County figure97.459% above
Heat wave risk13County figure94.14% above
Median air quality index14County figure430% above
Good air days14County figure72.9%6% above
08

Tangelo Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 25% 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$1,435/mo (2024)$1,840/mo$1,510 to $2,250/mo+4.3%
Median household income$68,076 (2024)$88,500$75,000 to $105,000+4.5%
Median home value$235,400 (2024)$373,000$271,000 to $514,000+8.0%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

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

09

Places like Tangelo Park

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

PlaceRentIncome
Dundalk, MD$1,473$64,520Compare
Drexel Heights, AZ$1,342$73,508Compare
Sangaree, SC$1,419$77,673Compare
Elsmere, DE$1,339$67,944Compare
Elsmere, DESangaree, SCDrexel Heights, AZDundalk, MDTangelo Park, FLTangelo ParkDundalkDrexel HeightsSangareeElsmereTangelo ParkDundalkDrexel HeightsSangareeElsmere

Common questions

Is Tangelo Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown 11.6% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Households average 3.02 people, larger than in 89% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tangelo Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.3% 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 $235,400.

What salary do you need to live in Tangelo Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $57,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Tangelo Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Dundalk, MD, Drexel Heights, AZ, Sangaree, SC and Elsmere, DE.

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 Tangelo Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Tangelo Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/tangelo-park-florida

Citytistics. “Tangelo Park, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/tangelo-park-florida/

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