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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 32803
• 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
808n Hampton Ave	Single Family	1,467	A
804 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,702	C
808 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,500	B
1921 Park Lake St	Single Family	1,322	C
752 Palm Dr	Single Family	2,405	B
810n Hampton Ave	Multi-family - less than 10 units	1,783	B
812 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,813	C
1915 Park Lake St	Single Family	1,151	C
1918 Illinois St	Single Family	913	C
1914 Illinois St	Single Family	1,095	C
748 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,786	C
1909 Park Lake St	Single Family	903	C
742n Hampton Ave	Multi-family - less than 10 units	2,022	B
1910 Illinois St	Single Family	1,239	C
1916 Park Lake St	Multi-family - less than 10 units	1,861	B
2007 Illinois St	Single Family	1,093	C
1907 Park Lake St	Single Family	1,393	C
1914 Park Lake St	Single Family	1,826	B
807 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,532	B
1912 Park Lake St	Single Family	1,826	B
751 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,434	C
809 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,618	C
1904 Illinois St	Single Family	928	C
738 Palm Dr	Single Family	2,113	A
828n Hampton Ave	Single Family	1,486	C
815 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,307	C
1910 Park Lake St	Single Family	820	C
1901 Park Lake St	Single Family	1,082	C
830 Palm Dr	Single Family	960	C
1902 Illinois St	Single Family	1,430	B
1906 Park Lake St	Single Family	997	C
741 Palm Dr	Single Family	2,199	C
732 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,385	A
1915 Illinois St	Multi-family - less than 10 units	977	B
2017 Illinois St	Single Family	1,497	C
746 Plaza Ct	Single Family	1,054	C
834n Hampton Ave	Single Family	992	C
1921 Woodward St	Single Family	1,218	C
1909 Illinois St	Single Family	1,191	C
1900 Park Lake St	Single Family	1,816	C
836 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,293	C
752 Plaza Ct	Single Family	1,818	C
1919 Woodward St	Single Family	1,070	B
1915 Woodward St	Single Family	1,196	C
2028 Illinois St	Single Family	793	C
728 Palm Dr	Single Family	1,669	C
1907 Illinois St	Single Family	2,774	C