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Orlando

Orlando is the fifth most populated city in Florida and is located in Orange County. Orlando is often nicknamed "the theme park capital of the world," as it is home to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Seaworld, and numerous other theme parks. As a result, Orlando is also known as the tourist capital of the world, attracting 51 million tourists a year. Orlando is a popular destination for conventions: the Orange County convention center is the second largest in the world. The Orlando metropolitan area has a $13.4 billion technology industry and employs 53,000 people. Orlando is also home to the Darden Restaurants headquarters, the largest operator of restaurants in the world by revenue. The University of Central Florida also resides in Orlando and is the second largest university in the United States. Orlando's top employers are Walt Disney World, Orange County Public Schools, State of Florida Government, Adventist Health System, Florida Hospital, and Wal-Mart Stores.

Orlando links:

• Wikipedia
• Orlando City Website

Links

• Orlando Real Estate Market Data
• Orange County Real Estate Market Data
• Walkscore for Zipcode 32809
• Orlando, FL Property Values on Trulia

Orange County

Orange County is part of the East Central Florida region along with Brevard, Volusia, Sumter, Seminole, Lake, and Osceola Counties. With a population over 1.1 million, Orange is the fifth most populous county in Florida. Incorporated municipalities include Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Edgewood, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Ocoee, Orlando, Winter Garden, Winter Park, Eatonville, Oakland, and Windermere.

Orlando is Orange County's largest city and is home to many of the country's most popular theme parks, making tourism the county's primary industry. Other main industries for Orange County are life sciences & health care resources; modeling, simulation & training resources; optics & photonics resources; and clean technology. Orange County's largest private sector employers are Walt Disney World, Adventist Health Systems, Universal Orlando, Orlando Health, and Busch Entertainment Corp. Top public sector employers are Orange County Public Schools, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Orange County Government, and The University of Central Florida.

For many in the United States and across the world, Orlando is synonymous with the Walt Disney World Resort. Indeed, Disney produced a study indicating that the resort and businesses associated with it were responsible for an $18 billion economic impact, 2.5% of the GDP of the state of Florida. The Greater Orlando area also hosts the Universal Orlando theme parks, each of which features a Harry Potter-themed section. In addition, numerous tourist attractions exist, mostly catering to a family audience, such as miniature golf courses, arcades, and amusement parks.

Greater Orlando has a business side, too. Orange County is also home to the University of Central Florida, which is the second largest public university in the country at approximately 60,000 students. UCF has a partnership with the Central Florida Research Park, the seventh-largest research park in the country, located next close to the university. Orlando is an important city for the military, including pilot training with its varied flight simulators and production facilities. Madden NFL Football, the most popular video game franchise in the country, is created in Orlando by Electronic Arts.

As its name implies, rural Orange County is a center of citrus production. Much of the land is given over to orange groves. Apopka hosts a Minute Maid juice flavoring plant.

Neighboring Properties

Address	Type	Sq Ft	Class
0 S Orange Ave	Acreage not zoned agricultural with or without extra features	0	L
5606s Orange Ave	Office building, non-professional service building, one story	647	C
401e Oak Ridge Rd	Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing	20,085	B
5660 Commerce Dr	Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing	10,748	C
5626s Orange Ave	Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop	2,964	B
5668 Commerce Dr	Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing	14,171	C
316 Eton St	Single Family	1,134	C
5634s Orange Ave	Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination	1,561	B
315 Harrow Ave	Single Family	1,401	B
0 Eton St	Acreage not zoned agricultural with or without extra features	0	L
5579s Orange Ave	Privately owned hospital	50,598	B
5652 Commerce Dr	Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing	9,776	C
312 Eton St	Single Family	1,607	C
5574 Orange Av S	Acreage not zoned agricultural with or without extra features	0	L
5667 Commerce Dr	Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing	8,763	C
308 Eton St	Single Family	1,394	C