{"id":284495,"date":"2026-05-26T09:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/284495\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T09:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:26:09","slug":"report-these-3-central-florida-suburbs-have-quietly-transformed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/284495\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: These 3 Central Florida suburbs have quietly transformed"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Earlier this month, apartment search website RentCaf\u00e9 released a report examining some of the newest neighborhoods in the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This study posits that across the Sun Belt, massive housing booms are happening in unexpected corners of states like Texas and Florida, looking at ZIP codes that saw a huge rise in housing units over the past decade.<\/p>\n

This includes places like St. Augustine (32095), Ponte Vedra (32801) and even Daytona Beach (32124).<\/p>\n

[RELATED: The BEST Beaches in Florida for Summer 2026?]<\/p>\n

However, the report also touches on a trio of Central Florida communities that have been \u201cquietly transforming\u201d during this time: places where housing expansion is taking place alongside higher-paying jobs and a better-education population.<\/p>\n

According to a spokesperson with RentCaf\u00e9, these three communities are as follows:<\/p>\n

\u201cNot long ago, zip code 34736<\/a> in Groveland (#28 nationally) was the kind of place people drove through to arrive somewhere else. Between 2014 and 2023, its housing inventory grew 80% to more than 10,000 units, and its population rose at nearly the same pace \u2014 from roughly 14,600 to more than 26,000 residents. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s less obvious from the outside is the demographic shift underneath: the share of residents with a college degree climbed from 46% to nearly 64%.”<\/p>\n

RentCaf\u00e9<\/p>\n

Winter Garden\/Horizon West (34787)<\/p>\n

\u201cZip code 34787<\/a> in Southwest Orange (#37 nationally) is one of the most dramatic suburban transformations in Central Florida. <\/p>\n

Anchored by Horizon West, a master-planned community that has drawn sustained investment in schools, parks, and retail, the area\u2019s population has nearly doubled over the past decade, from roughly 50,000 to more than 93,000 residents. <\/p>\n

Housing inventory has also grown 73% to over 33,000 units to keep up, and the share of college-educated residents rose from 70% to 80%.”<\/p>\n

RentCaf\u00e9<\/p>\n

\u201cZip code 34715<\/a> in Clermont (#50 nationally) has always had an identity: the \u201cGem of the Hills.\u201d It\u2019s known for its rolling terrain and lakes in a state that\u2019s mostly flat, but what\u2019s changed is its scale. <\/p>\n

Housing inventory rose 55% to nearly 9,000 units, the population grew 67% to more than 25,000 residents, and the share of college-educated residents climbed from 61% to nearly 67%. It\u2019s a community that\u2019s grown up without losing its appeal.”<\/p>\n

RentCaf\u00e9<\/p>\n

They\u2019re not the only \u201cup-and-coming communities\u201d included in the study, though. The full list is as follows:<\/p>\n

RankZIP CodeCityHousing Inventory Change (2014-2023)Median Income Change (2014-2023)180547Timnath, CO531.8%70.9%275078Prosper, TX243.4%28.3%375009Celina, TX220.6%53.2%476537Jarrell, TX193.3%40.8%537228Nashville, TN177.6%244.3%652340Tiffin, IA152.6%65.8%772718Cave Springs, AR147.0%25.3%893626Friant, CA143.7%333.4%978642Liberty Hill, TX141.7%38.2%1032124Daytona Beach, FL140.9%43.3%1155415Minneapolis, MN136.3%56.2%1246075Whitestown, IN129.4%50.1%1332095St. Augustine, FL121.9%40.2%1490094Los Angeles, CA114.5%30.1%1535756Madison, AL109.9%38.3%1676044Godley, TX104.5%27.9%1772719Centerton, AR102.1%52.9%1833598Wimauma, FL100.6%65.4%1978641Leander, TX96.3%39.6%2095134San Jose, CA95.4%34.0%2175189Royse City, TX94.8%28.2%2278754Austin, TX90.1%36.9%2327523Apex, NC90.1%39.9%2477447Hockley, TX88.2%34.0%2577316Montgomery, TX88.0%40.2%2627562New Hill, NC84.4%115.9%2722656Stephenson, VA81.3%25.1%2834736Groveland, FL80.0%47.6%2994158San Francisco, CA78.8%72.3%3095330Lathrop, CA78.2%46.3%3175407Princeton, TX77.9%45.9%3270710Addis, LA77.6%41.7%3350035Bondurant, IA77.0%49.1%3468142Omaha, NE76.1%32.5%3578626Georgetown, TX74.7%28.8%3675135Caddo Mills, TX73.8%32.9%3734787Winter Garden, FL73.0%58.8%3829707Fort Mill, SC72.4%48.8%3975071McKinney, TX68.9%27.9%4037046College Grove, TN66.6%121.7%4184043Lehi, UT63.6%33.0%4299016Greenacres, WA62.0%25.6%4333032Homestead, FL61.7%35.3%4480530Frederick, CO60.9%50.3%4529715Fort Mill, SC59.7%27.9%4679706Midland, TX59.0%50.8%4789011Henderson, NV57.7%36.7%4877365Porter, TX57.7%28.2%4932097Yulee, FL57.7%27.1%5034715Clermont, FL54.9%34.4%5185142Queen Creek, AZ54.5%36.0%5285307Glendale, AZ54.2%28.5%5383642Meridian, ID52.6%30.0%5480534Johnstown, CO51.1%41.6%<\/p>\n

Per researchers, the study was put together using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, including factors like the number of housing units, population, occupancy rate, share of renters and homeowners, median household income, and the proportion of residents with higher education for the 2014-2023 timeframe.<\/p>\n

The list of \u201cup-and-coming\u201d communities also examined the positive share change of educated people, as well as the median income increase of at least 25% between 2014 and 2023.<\/p>\n

To read through the full report, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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