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28.49° N · 81.08° W · GEOID 1275612

Wedgefield

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

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The short answer

Wedgefield is home to 8,851 people. Median household income is $120,156 a year and median rent is $3,072 a month, 30.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $456,400, about 3.8x annual median household income.

The story in Wedgefield is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 21.9% to 30.7% of income. Also notable: Rent run 47% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

18OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Wedgefield scores better than 18% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 299th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%27
Economy 20%60
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%19
Education 10%71
Commute 10%7
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
$3,072
125% above the median place
Median household income
$120,156
50% above the median place
Median home value
$456,400
43% 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 Wedgefield

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 30.7% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • AffordabilityCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Wesley Chapel, NC, Brandywine, MD and Harrisburg, NC), money left after rent here is lower: $85,900 against a typical $124,200.
01

Moving to Wedgefield

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
4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state.
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
$122,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,072 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,138 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $456,400.
Getting to work
35 minutes each way on average; 28.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Fruit Cove, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.3%
25% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-7.9
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$61,323
13% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWedgefieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.3%25% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.6%33% above
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

Owning with a mortgage costs about $934 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 472 Florida places we track.

Wedgefield30.7%
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
$122,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
30.7%
50% above the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
0% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
31%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$85,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Wedgefield, $3,072 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 Wedgefield, but easier on the budget

Places that match Wedgefield 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
Fruit Cove, FL9219.8% vs 30.7%$31,000Compare
Apollo Beach, FL9121.6% vs 30.7%$18,600Compare
World Golf Village, FL9023.5% vs 30.7%$6,100Compare
Helotes, TX8922.6% vs 30.7%$22,400Compare

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Median year built1
2004
1% above the median place
Homeownership1
89.6%
35% above the median place
Median home value1
$456,400
43% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWedgefieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,072125% above
Rent to income130.7%50% above
Property tax rate10.7%20% below
Home price to income13.8x0% 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$3,3342% above
Median home value1$456,40043% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.3%9% above
Homeownership189.6%35% above
Renters paying 30%+155.4%10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,13814% above
Vacant homes1County figure10.1%42% above
Median year built120041% 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%)
Mean commute1
35 min
41% above the median place
Works from home1
28.3%
127% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$120,156 +50%
Poverty rate6.0% −44%
Income per person$44,381 +11%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWedgefieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$120,15650% above
Income per person1$44,38111% above
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 rate16.0%44% below
Mean commute135 min41% above
Works from home128.3%127% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.1, 24% above the median place.

Household size1
3.1
24% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.7%
4% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.0%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher43.4% +35%
Median age41.7 +7%
Born abroad12.3% +39%
No health insurance5.9% −8%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWedgefieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,8514568th largest
Median age141.77% above
Bachelor's or higher143.4%35% above
High school or higher195.0%3% above
Household size13.124% above
Born abroad112.3%39% above
No health insurance15.9%8% below
Homes with broadband195.7%4% above
05

Life in Wedgefield

About 24 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

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 residents2.3 −78%
Playgrounds per 10k1.1 −88%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.1 −90%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails24 km 11.8×
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 27 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.

Nearest National Park Service site10
26.9
13% below the median place
Public school students12
216,343
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
278
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureWedgefieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure278above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure216,343above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County 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 10k92.378% below
Playgrounds per 10k91.188% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k91.190% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails923.7above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1026.913% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County 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 Wedgefield. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
49°F
96% above the median place
Average temperature13
73°F
33% above the median place
Tornado risk14
99.1
22% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWedgefieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure49°F96% above
Average temperature13County figure73°F33% above
Annual precipitation13County figure51.1 in17% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure98.46% above
Hurricane risk14County figure98.039% above
Tornado risk14County figure99.122% above
Wildfire risk14County figure97.459% above
Heat wave risk14County figure94.14% above
Median air quality index15County figure430% above
Good air days15County figure72.9%6% above
08

Wedgefield 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, Wedgefield does better than 26% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 82%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,072/mo (2024)$4,050/mo$3,320 to $4,940/mo+4.7%
Median household income$120,156 (2024)$154,000$130,500 to $182,500+4.2%
Median home value$456,400 (2024)$672,000$488,000 to $926,000+6.7%

The median home would be worth 4.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.8 now.

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

09

Places like Wedgefield

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

PlaceRentIncome
Deale, MD$3,130$125,510Compare
Wesley Chapel, NC$3,191$132,188Compare
Sound Beach, NY$3,343$132,008Compare
Yaphank, NY$2,976$108,971Compare
Yaphank, NYSound Beach, NYWesley Chapel, NCDeale, MDWedgefield, FLWedgefieldDealeWesley ChapelSound BeachYaphankWedgefieldDealeWesley ChapelSound BeachYaphank

Places built like Wedgefield

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 Wedgefield performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Wedgefield, FL30.7%8.2%/yrn/a
Wesley Chapel, NC29.0%1.2%/yr10.3%Compare
Brandywine, MD21.0%1.5%/yrn/aCompare
Harrisburg, NC21.4%6.4%/yr9.1%Compare
Trinity, FL25.9%7.4%/yrn/aCompare
Mayo, MD18.3%4.6%/yrn/aCompare
Brock Hall, MD20.3%6.3%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Wedgefield a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 18 out of 100, better than 18% of the places we rate and 299th of 474 in Florida. The median rent takes 30.7% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Wesley Chapel, NC, Brandywine, MD and Harrisburg, NC), money left after rent here is lower: $85,900 against a typical $124,200. On cost, space and class size it scores 78 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Wedgefield expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 30.7% 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 $456,400.

What salary do you need to live in Wedgefield?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $122,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Wedgefield?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Deale, MD, Wesley Chapel, NC, Sound Beach, NY and Yaphank, 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 Wedgefield with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Wedgefield itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/wedgefield-florida

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

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