Orange County Real Estate - Christmas

Christmas is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 1,146. Christmas is approximately 22 miles from Orlando (population 238,300) and around 29 miles from Deltona (population 85,182).  Christmas gets its name from a fort that was established here on December 25, 1837

As white settlers moved into Florida in the 1820's and 1830's, there were demands for the Seminole Indians to be moved from Florida to a reservation west of the Mississippi.  Efforts to convince the Seminoles to move failed and resulted in a conflict known as the Second Seminole War.  Fort Christmas was a staging area for a move to carry the fighting to south Florida during the war.

The Fort Christmas Historical Park features a full size replica of Fort Christmas and seven restored historical homes preserve the 'Cracker' architecture of East Orange County. The houses to show pioneer life from the 1870s through the 1930s. Key themes are homesteading, cattle, citrus, hunting, fishing and trapping. The Fort Christmas Historical Society and Orange County Parks and Recreation Division hold a "Cracker Christmas" event in early December (typically the first weekend) each year.

The median age for residents of Christmas is 41. Around 34.8% of Christmas households include school aged children and 25.3% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 95.7% of the Christmas population are White, .9% are Black or African American, .3% American Indian, .3% Asian and 1.4% are Two or more Races.

There are 492 housing units in Christmas. 70 (14.2%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 99 residential rental units in Christmas. 84 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 12.1%.

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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

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
18221 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,902 C
18209 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,575 C
18075 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,196 C
18069 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,663 C
18081 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,700 C
18227 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,638 C
18173 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,057 C
18214 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,742 C
18220 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,653 C
18208 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,732 C
18063 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,858 C
18107 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,998 C
18233 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,786 C
18172 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,379 C
18167 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,700 C
18057 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,862 C
18113 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 2,858 C
18232 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,751 C
18066 Stratford Grand St Single Family 2,633 C
18060 Stratford Grand St Single Family 2,928 C
18074 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,678 C
18068 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,146 C
18108 Stratford Grand St Single Family 2,601 C
18239 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,088 C
18166 Thornhill Grand Ci Single Family 3,937 C

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $64,858. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $21,057 per year. The top 10% earn more than $146,103 per year. The top 1% earn more than $401,807 per year. Most renters earn between $33,468 (20th percentile) and $55,344 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $129,716 and $162,145.

The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 90 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $146,103 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $292,206 and $365,258.

Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates

Local Rents

The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $1,092. Most renters earn between $2,789 and $4,612 per month. They typically spend 34% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $877 (20th percentile) to $1,461 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 6%.

This property falls in percentile 90 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $1,696 per month and a monthly household income of $5,277 ($63,324 per year)

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