Metro area · Florida
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is a metropolitan area of 2 counties in Florida, home to 746,933 residents. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area has a quality-of-life score of 51 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #457 of 925 US metro and micro areas. Among metro and micro areas based in Florida it ranks #16 of 28. It ranks best on comfortable days (high), new business applications (high) and depression (low). It ranks worst on rent-burdened households (high), rent as share of income (high) and public libraries (low).
- Quality-of-life score
- #457 of 925 metro and micro areas
- Florida
- #16 of 28 in FL
- Population
- 746,933 (2025)
- Land area
- 1,587 mi²
- Density
- 470.5 /mi²
- CBSA code
- 19660
Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 68 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.
Scores by category
Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.
- Safety32#631/924
- Economy58#386/925
- Housing11#825/925
- Health58#390/925
- Healthcare37#580/923
- Environment75#229/917
- Education65#322/925
- Infrastructure59#384/925
- Community44#515/925
- Leisure & amenities72#259/925
Strengths · Weaknesses
Indicators where Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).
Strengths
- Comfortable days · high35.5%98/100Florida 32.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
- New business applications · high18.6 /1k
- Depression · low20.4%89/100Florida 18.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
- Adult obesity · low32.8%83/100Florida 34.5%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- New homes permitted · high6.0 /1k
- Distance to an airport · low28 mi81/100Florida 21 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Weaknesses
- Rent-burdened households · high58.3%
- Rent as share of income · high34.5%
- Public libraries · low0.2 /10k6/100Florida 0.2 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
- Injury deaths · high131 /100k8/100Florida 97 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Average commute time · high27.5 min
- Social associations · low6.9 /10k12/100Florida 6.9 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Trends
The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.
- PopulationRising
671,822 (2020) → 746,933 (2025)
+11%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
- Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 59% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+59 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
- High ozone daysImproving
1 days (2017) → 0 days (2022)
−100%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
- Drug overdose deathsImproving
53.2 /100k (2021) → 20.1 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−62%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
- Broadband subscriptionsImproving
79.6% (2015-2019) → 91.1% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
- Homicide rateImproving
5.9 /100k (2021) → 2.5 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−57%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
What changed in five years
How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.
Metro and micro areas like Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area five years ago that improved
The places whose measures looked most like those of Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.
Who lives here
Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).
Income
How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.
Homes
Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.
Getting to work
How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.
Jobs and pay
What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Local businesses
Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.
Federal contract spending
Federal grants & assistance
Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.
Counties in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.
Principal cities
The cities the area is named for.
Largest cities and towns
By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.
- Palm Coast98,258
- Deltona97,334
- Daytona Beach78,992
- Port Orange64,767
- Ormond Beach43,976
- DeLand41,611
- New Smyrna Beach31,974
- Edgewater23,627
- DeBary22,869
- Orange City14,372
- South Daytona13,543
- Holly Hill13,084
- Ormond-by-the-Sea7,146
- Flagler Beach5,373
- Daytona Beach Shores5,188
- Samsula-Spruce Creek4,852
- Bunnell3,682
- West DeLand3,632
- Ponce Inlet3,435
- Lake Helen2,918
- De Leon Springs2,687
- Oak Hill1,694
- Glencoe1,445
- Pierson1,327
Other metro and micro areas in Florida
Areas based in Florida, best score first.
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL66
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL64
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL68
- Jacksonville, FL55
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL77
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL63
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL27
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL74
- Port St. Lucie, FL60
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL43
- Ocala, FL18
- Naples-Marco Island, FL81
- Tallahassee, FL45
- Gainesville, FL59
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL70
- Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL41
- Punta Gorda, FL56
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL74
- Homosassa Springs, FL22
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL56
- Sebring, FL16
- Key West-Key Largo, FL80
- Palatka, FL6
- Lake City, FL11
Neighboring metro and micro areas
Places that share a border, best score first.
Similar metro and micro areas
Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL74Alike on Avg temperature, Birth rate, January low
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC50Alike on Birth rate, Median age, Comfortable days
- Port St. Lucie, FL60Alike on Libraries, Median age, Avg temperature
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL63Alike on Rent / income, Rent burden, Median age
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL77Alike on January low, Avg temperature, Rent burden
Data and sources
Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.
- Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
- PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
- Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
- Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
- Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
- Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
- Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
- U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
- Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
- nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
- Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
- Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
- Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
- American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
- Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
- Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
- Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
- Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
- Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
- Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
- County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
- Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08