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SheetFL-ALTAMONTE-SPRINGS-FL · Altamonte Springs, FL 45,657 pop · income 42nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Altamonte Springs
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Altamonte Springs on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
North Fort My… · lowest
55,696
North Fort My… · lowest
55,696 median HH income
32.3% of the leader · rank #1
Altamonte Spr… · this city
64,106
Altamonte Spr… · this city
64,106 median HH income
37.1% of the leader · rank #2
Batavia · near
64,107
Batavia · near
64,107 median HH income
37.1% of the leader · rank #3
Davis · near
64,107
Davis · near
64,107 median HH income
37.1% of the leader · rank #4
Arrowhead Bea… · near
64,107
Arrowhead Bea… · near
64,107 median HH income
37.1% of the leader · rank #5
JAARS · near
64,107
JAARS · near
64,107 median HH income
37.1% of the leader · rank #6
Keller · highest
172,654
Keller · highest
172,654 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Altamonte Springs on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 45,657.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Altamonte Springs - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Altamonte Springs places in the 42nd percentile for household income and the 20th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
42nd
percentile, household income
58th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
20th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Altamonte Springs, FL
Altamonte Springs is a small city in Florida, home to 45,657 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Altamonte Springs report a median income of $64,106 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.7%. Typical homes in Altamonte Springs are valued around $263,600, and the median resident age is 36.8 years. 38.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 68.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 757 residential units authorized here in 2024 (High Activity). Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2651.5 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,526 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Florida, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 75.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Altamonte Springs's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to comparison shortlist to population change to work and mobility to schools and households to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Altamonte Springs, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, annual population history, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What can the FBI record say about safety in Altamonte Springs?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2651.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 16% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Altamonte Springs?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Clermont (44,984 residents, $79,789 income); North Lauderdale (44,650 residents, $63,423 income); Cutler Bay (44,483 residents, $82,155 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Haltom City, TX (45,681 residents); Plainfield, IL (45,705 residents); Keller, TX (45,598 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Is Altamonte Springs growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,829 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.0% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 757 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What does the journey to work look like in Altamonte Springs?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 72.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Altamonte Springs?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 38.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
9.7%
Bachelor's degree+
38.9%
Matched public schools
6
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
How far does income reach against housing in Altamonte Springs?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 9.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
4.1×
Home value
$263,600
Household income
$64,106
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Below median income · poverty 9.7% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
D
City profile score · Altamonte Springs, FL
40/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B
38.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income D
$64,106
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
9.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
340 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Altamonte Springs profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 73/100 (B) · 38.9%
Household income: 41/100 (D) · $64,106
Poverty rate: 41/100 (D) · 9.7%
Violent crime: 27/100 (F) · 340 /100k
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Where Altamonte Springs sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Altamonte Springs's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Altamonte Springs highlighted among 26 peers.Read the chart values
Altamonte Springs, FL (this city): home $263,600, crime 2,652/100k
Haltom City, TX : home $194,600, crime 2,075/100k
Plainfield, IL : home $398,000, crime 741/100k
Keller, TX : home $557,700, crime 733/100k
Wentzville, MO : home $302,700, crime 854/100k
Cutler Bay, FL : home $420,800, crime 1,511/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Altamonte Springs compare to other US cities?
Here's how Altamonte Springs stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income42% higher than other cities
Home value58% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
Safety20% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Florida and the picture shifts: Altamonte Springs ranks #92 of 120 Florida cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Altamonte Springs against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Altamonte Springs near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Altamonte Springs ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Altamonte Springs only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#529 of 903
41st percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#530 of 894
41st percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#368 of 930
60th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#257 of 930
72nd percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
42nd percentile nationally for median household income · 20th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Altamonte Springs's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Altamonte Springs's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Altamonte Springs's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$263,60042nd percentilemore affordable than 42% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,014 of 15,516
More affordable than 29% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,079 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.1×, Altamonte Springs sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,014 of 15,516 and #2,079 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$64,106Altamonte Springs, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Altamonte Springs, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Altamonte Springs, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)38.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)68.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
45,657
Median Income
$64,106
Median Home Value
$263,600
Median Age
36.8
Poverty Rate
9.7%
Labor force participation
68.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
38.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2651.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
340.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2311.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Altamonte Springs's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
46,171 residents
2021
45,545 residents
2022
45,741 residents
2023
45,590 residents
2024
46,807 residents
2025
48,000 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ High Activity
Total Permits (2024)
757
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
754
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
16.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
3
3
0
$4.2M
2021
0
0
0
-
2022
2
2
0
$0.4M
2023
760
4
756
$147.6M
2024
757
3
754
$16.0M
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
72.6%
Carpool
8.2%
Public Transit
0.6%
Walk
1.6%
Work from Home
14.9%
Other
2.1%
Based on 25,732 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Altamonte Springs. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Altamonte Springs is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Altamonte Springs sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Altamonte Springs compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.