Moving to Bay Lake, Florida

A practical city guide for deciding whether Bay Lake fits your life, planning the move, and settling in with fewer surprises.

Moving to Bay Lake, Florida? Start with the local context that changes a relocation decision in Orange County. With roughly 29 residents, Bay Lake sits in Central Florida. Locally it's known as one of two tiny municipalities carved out of Walt Disney World property, alongside Lake Buena Vista, home to the Magic Kingdom and several Disney resort hotels. For relocators it's relevant mainly to people relocating for jobs at Walt Disney World or the surrounding Orlando tourism corridor rather than as a typical residential town, since it has almost no private housing. Climate: humid subtropical inland — hottest summers in the state, daily afternoon thunderstorms, mild winters with occasional 30°F nights. Before choosing a home, pay attention to lightning capital of the US, sinkholes in the Brooksville Ridge, both Atlantic and Gulf hurricane reach. Use the guides, comparison tools, apartment research, and hurricane profile below before you narrow the move to an address.