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South Apopka, FL vs Webster, MA

South Apopka

Florida

vs

Webster

Massachusetts

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, South Apopka leads on 11 and Webster on 25. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 10% higher in Webster, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,088$1,198
South Apopka is 9% lower
Median household income
$61,151$63,837
South Apopka is 4% lower
Median home value
$280,500$333,100
South Apopka is 16% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $49,600 a year left in South Apopka and $49,300 in Webster. Money goes further in South Apopka, by about $300 a year.
  • A household earning South Apopka's median of $61,151 would need about $64,000 in Webster to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 12.1 points a year in South Apopka, and rent outran pay by 0.3 points a year in Webster.

How these are calculated

FloridaMassachusettsWebster, MASouth Apopka, FLSouth ApopkaWebsterSouth ApopkaWebster

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Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Webster, MAComposite 30.5 / 100
8
281818463536n/a
02South Apopka, FLComposite 20.1 / 100
1
371518n/a814n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureSouth ApopkaWebsterAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,088$1,198
Rent to income121.4%22.5%
Property tax rate10.8%1.0%
Home price to income14.6x5.2x
Prices vs US average2101.4102.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,959$2,043
HUD area median income4$97,600n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,229$3,234
Median home value1$280,500$333,100
Home prices, 1-year change50.8%3.4%
Home prices, 5-year change556.3%54.6%
Homeownership162.2%45.5%
Renters paying 30%+166.5%46.1%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,773$1,931
Vacant homes110.1%6.5%
Median year built119891954
Jobs and income
Median household income1$61,151$63,837
Income per person1$24,296$36,043
Unemployment19.6%8.9%
Average annual pay6$70,599$74,037
Pay growth, 1 year64.1%3.3%
Jobs6954,330356,384
Poverty rate128.1%16.0%
Mean commute135 min28 min
Works from home115.1%7.1%
Commutes by transit11.3%1.5%
People
Population17,30012,228
Median age137.137.2
Bachelor's or higher118.7%18.8%
High school or higher181.0%90.3%
Household size12.92.3
Born abroad117.5%12.1%
No health insurance116.1%3.0%
Homes with broadband187.5%90.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year17.9%3.6%
Moved from another state12.6%1.7%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-7.9-2.5
Income of households moving in7$66,457$77,737
Income of households moving out7$61,323$83,976
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k824.420.1
Shops per 10k835.127.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k86.93.5
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k823.916.3
Child care centers per 10k82.42.7
Parks per 10k92.75.7
Playgrounds per 10k92.717.2
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.8
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.014.7
Libraries per 10k90.01.6
Named paths and bike trails92.80.1
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1045.427.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10114
National Register listings11588
Founded or incorporated12n/a1713
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a512
Property crime per 100k13n/a646
Schools
Public schools142783
Public school students14216,3431,712
Students per teacher1418.312.1
Climate
July average high1592°F82°F
January average low1549°F16°F
Average temperature1573°F48°F
Annual precipitation1551.1 in49.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1698.493.5
Hurricane risk1698.096.6
Tornado risk1699.182.2
Wildfire risk1697.462.6
Heat wave risk1694.190.0
Median air quality index174339
Good air days1772.9%81.6%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: South Apopka $43,520, Webster $47,920 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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