Volusia County, Florida
Port Orange Real Estate and Local Guide
A mid-sized suburban city on the Halifax River just south of Daytona Beach, part of the Fun Coast and the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach metropolitan area. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Port Orange best.
About the area
Living in Port Orange, FL
Settled after the Civil War by Dr. John Milton Hawks, who brought freed African Americans to work at his sawmill, and Esther Hawks later opened an integrated school.
The housing market
Homes in Port Orange
- About 73.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 62.5% of the housing stock is single-family detached houses.
- The median home value is about $287,900.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Port Orange home
Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens
Botanical garden around 19th-century sugar mill ruins featuring concrete dinosaur statues from the former Bongoland theme park
Kenneth W. Parker Amphitheater
Outdoor amphitheater at the Port Orange City Center that hosts the annual Lakeside Jazz Festival
Riverwalk Park
City park on the Halifax River with a boardwalk, fishing piers, a splash pad, and a kayak launch
Spruce Creek Park
Volusia County nature park with a boardwalk, observation tower, and trails along Rose Bay
Neighborhoods
Port Orange areas to know
Spruce Creek Fly-In
Private residential airpark community with a lighted runway and homes with hangars, one of the largest fly-in communities in the world
Allandale
Historic area within Port Orange
Freemanville
Historic settlement tied to freed African Americans who came to work at the local sawmill after the Civil War
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.