Moving to Windermere, Florida

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

Moving to Windermere, Florida? Start with the local context that changes a relocation decision in Orange County. With roughly 3,030 residents, Windermere sits in Central Florida. Locally it's known as a small, affluent lakefront town on the Butler Chain of Lakes known for the gated Isleworth golf community and a long list of celebrity and pro-athlete residents. For relocators it's attracts high-net-worth relocators drawn to its lake access, privacy, and proximity to Orlando's west-side theme park corridor. 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. Local areas to put on your research list include Isleworth, Butler Bay. Use the guides, comparison tools, apartment research, and hurricane profile below before you narrow the move to an address.