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The Town of
WINDERMERE
Orange County
O
By Rick Singh, CFA
Property Appraiser
ne of Orange
County’s old-
est communitie
s, the Town of
Windermere, is
home to some
of the most expe
nsive homes
in the area. Prese
rving its heritage,
the
town perfectly
mixes sprawling
mansions
with historical
property to form
a unique
eclectic aesthetic.
In addition to
scenic
views, Winderme
re’s amenities are
hard to
top—golf courses,
country clubs, and
con-
venient access
to world-renowned
theme
parks are just a
sample of the
daily luxu-
ries enjoyed by
residents.
The town was
first incorporated
in 1925 Resid
but had been
ential property
settled decades
in Windermere
before by some
citrus farmers.
is Although
of the most popu
The area stead
the prices may
lar—and most ex-
ily rose in pens
be far above
population until
ive—in Orange
average, Wind
1970, when Disne
County. While the
ermere brings
y World erag
began developm
value with
av- innumerab
e sales price in
ent nearby and
le amenities for
the area is $951
a large for 2019
influx of Disney
residents to
,422 enjoy.
, one parcel recen
executives move
High-end shop
tly
d
ping
sold
to
the million. Not
, restaurants,
area. In fact, acco
for $3.2 and
entertainment
rding to U.S. Cens
only do these
are
numbers re-
us Bu- flect a
all nearby. The
reau data, the popu
town provides
steady increase
lation of Winderme
quiet exclusivity
in value—median
nearly tripled betw
re home price
while
being conv enie
s have risen more
een 1960 and
ntly loca ted to
1990— since
than 42% Oran
growing from
all that
2016—they also
596 to more
ge County has
demonstrate Wind
than 1600 erme
to offer.
during the time
-
re’s affluence
Disney built and
when compared
opened Oran
its first three
to Despite its
ge County as a
parks in the surro
high demand,
whole. By comp
unding son, the
large growth in
area. The Cens
ari- population
average sales price
us Bureau estim
, and exclusive
ates that prop
for residential
nature, Wind-
Windermere is
erty in all of Oran
ermere’s smal
now home to some
l-town persona
ge County is typic
3500 ly less than
residents, dem
remains
al- strong. An
onstrating the
$300,000.
area that was once
growth the
area has seen in
a large swath
of citrus groves
recent years.
has evolved into
Because of the town
one of
Orange County’s
’s high cost of living
most sought after,
Although the num
, the communitie
residents able to
affluent
ber of houses in
afford
s.
With
prop
its luxurious amen
erty in Winder-
the qui- mere
et community conti
ities,
historical beau
include athletes,
nues to increase,
ty, and lush gree
actors and actre
Wind- well-know
ermere has retain
sses, the town
n space,
n musicians, and
ed its natural beau
comb
ines qualities rarel
executives. Not
ty and surprising
small-town atmo
y found
in the same neigh
ly, the town’s
sphere. The town
borhood. Wind
demographic in-
blends formation
lush neighborh
erme
is
re
truly
oods and an afflue
is starkly different
one of Orange
nt atmo - Coun
from Orange
County’s hidden
sphere with unpa
ty’s overall popu
gems.
ved roads and
lation. According
countless censu
trees. The Lake
to
s data, the avera
Butler Chain of
ge age of resid
Lakes, sev- in
eral small lakes
ents
Windermere is
speckled throu
47, median hous
ghout the incom
region, is recog
ehold
e is higher than
nized as “Out
$114,000, and
standing 4.7%
Florida Waters”
only
of residents fall
by the Florida
below the pove
Depart- By contr
ment of Environm
rty line.
ast, the median
ent Regulation
age of residents
and pro- Oran
vides beautiful
in
ge County is 35,
lakefront property
median household
to those incom
who can afford
e is nearly $52,0
it.
00, and 16.7% of
res-
Rick Singh, CFA
idents live below
the poverty line.
Orange Coun
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