The second top-rated city in our rankings for pediatricians, Orlando, Florida is home to more than 100 lakes
City: Orlando
State: Florida
Best Cities Overall Rank: 93
About Orlando:
The city is home to more than 100 lakes.
It is the second top-rated city in our rankings for pediatricians, as befits its outstanding health care system.
County: Orange
Population: 230,519
Official website for city visitors’ bureau/city: Visitors’ bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Orlando Sentinel
Orlando blogs:
Moms at Work
A Whole Lot of Nothing
Central Florida Restaurant Mom
Orlando‘s Facebook page: Follow Orlando on Facebook
Orlando‘s Twitter page: Follow Orlando on Twitter
Education rank: 58
High School graduation rate 2008: 75.8%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 8
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 3.47
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 2
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 0.86
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 264
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 15.7
Total Expenditures Per Student: $11,064
Health rank: 2
Quality children’s hospitals: 2
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.87
Quality Pediatricians: 11
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 4.77
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0.33
Safety rank: 100
Violent Crimes, 2008: 3,829
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 1,661.03
Sex Offenders: 1,363
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 591.27
Economy rank: 100
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 24.4
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 12.4
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 981.23
Median Home List Price: $132,000
5-Year Home Value Index: -6.98%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 69.35%
Recreation Rank: 33
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 3,933
Parkland per 100,000: 1,706.15
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