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Cost guide Orlando · Cost guide # Cost Guide: Home builders in Orlando What shapes the price, what to check, and who locals recommend. - Updated October 31, 2026 [See Orlando's favorite home builders](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/) - Overall Favorite [Beazer Homes Gatherings® of Lake Nona](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/#g-0ef50ad895f12e60) ★ 4.6 · 27 (2021) reviews - [Mattamy Homes - Meridian Parks](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/#g-70313d1463c5493d) ★ 4.4 · 27 (2021) reviews - Customer Favorite [Laureate Park at Lake Nona - Village Series - David Weekley Homes](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/#g-e1cfa4550aa93579) ★ 4.3 · 36 (2021) reviews Before you sign ## Four things to check with any business 1. **Check the license** with your state's licensing board. 2. **Get three itemised quotes** so you compare like with like. 3. **Confirm who pulls the permit** : it should be in the business's name. 4. **Tie payments to stages** and get the warranty in writing. For a fair price, compare three itemised quotes for the same job. [Ask the favorites for a quote](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/#quote) Who to call ## Orlando's favorite home builders [Why each one earned its label](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/) 1. Overall Favorite [Beazer Homes Gatherings® of Lake Nona](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/#g-0ef50ad895f12e60) ★ 4.6 · 27 (2021) reviews 2. Favorite [Mattamy Homes - Meridian Parks](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/#g-70313d1463c5493d) ★ 4.4 · 27 (2021) reviews 3. Customer Favorite [Laureate Park at Lake Nona - Village Series - David Weekley Homes](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/#g-e1cfa4550aa93579) ★ 4.3 · 36 (2021) reviews 4. Favorite [Hawks Crest Townhomes by Meritage Homes](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/#g-ebb33d747114da47) ★ 4.2 · 25 (2021) reviews 5. Favorite [Mattamy Homes - Randal Park](https://thecityfavorites.com/orlando/home-builders/#g-6697fc89617a3014) ★ 4.0 · 18 (2021) reviews Local facts ## Orlando, by the numbers Official figures that shape what the job costs here. - $394,100 Median home value (Median value of owner-occupied homes (ACS table B25077).) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25077?g=160XX00US1253000) · 2020–2024 - 46.9% Homes built before 1990 (69,828 of 148,754 housing units were built in 1989 or earlier (ACS table B25034, year structure built).) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=160XX00US1253000) · 2020–2024 - 131,179 Households in Orlando (Occupied housing units (one household per occupied home), ACS table B25003.) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US1253000) · 2020–2024 - June 1 to November 30 Atlantic hurricane season (An average season (1991–2020) has 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.) [NOAA National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Climatology](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/) · 1991–2020 climate period - 1992 Median year homes were built (Half of all housing units were built before this year (ACS table B25035).) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25035?g=160XX00US1253000) · 2020–2024 - 39.5% Owner-occupied homes (51,828 of 131,179 occupied homes are lived in by their owners (ACS table B25003).) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US1253000) · 2020–2024 Questions ## Cost questions answered How is the top 5 ranking of home builders in Orlando calculated? Each business gets a score from its rating, review volume, recent reviews, years in business, profile completeness and record checks. The highest scores make the list. We compared 5 home builders for Orlando. Paid placements never change the order. Which of these home builders in Orlando has the best reviews? Beazer Homes Gatherings® of Lake Nona has a 4.6 rating from 27 (2021) (2021) public reviews, the highest on this page. Which of these home builders has the most reviews? Laureate Park at Lake Nona - Village Series - David Weekley Homes, with 36 (2021) (2021) public reviews. A long review history shows how a business handles many jobs. 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