Vibe
Mount Dora: antique-shop, art-festival, lakeside New England energy. Winter Garden: polished, foodie, family-active with the West Orange Trail.
Price
Mount Dora historic homes $700k–$1.5M+; suburban Mount Dora low–mid $400s. Winter Garden's downtown-adjacent inventory runs $700k–$2M+.
Who buys where
Mount Dora skews 50+ and second-home; Winter Garden skews 30–45 with kids. See Mount Dora.
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