Other than building great outdoor projects, here's what we love most about this city.

1. Little League World Series Champions

In August 2024, the Lake Mary Little League All Stars won the Little League World Series, defeating Chinese Taipei's Kuei-Shan Little League 2-1 in an extra-innings game — the first-ever championship for a Florida team in the tournament's history. For a city of fewer than 18,000 people, watching a local Little League team make national history is the kind of civic pride that doesn't fade.

2. Two Lakes, One Name

Lake Mary was once a single body of water that is now divided into Big Lake Mary, a 106-acre lake, and Little Lake Mary, a 44-acre lake, both part of the Lake Jesup watershed — connected beneath the surface by an underground pipe. The lakes gave the city its name and continue to define its identity, even as the surrounding area has grown into one of Seminole County's most active commercial corridors.

3. National Headquarters, Small-Town Feel

Lake Mary is home to the AAA National Office, the Verizon Financial Center, Mitsubishi-Hitachi Power Systems, Scholastic Book Fairs' headquarters, and Dixon Ticonderoga — yet the city still hosts a weekly downtown farmers market and WineArt Wednesdays. It's the rare Central Florida address that delivers genuine corporate weight without losing its neighborhood character.

4. The Lowest Property Tax Rate in Seminole County

Lake Mary has the lowest property tax rate in Seminole County at 3.5895 mills, with schools rated "A" by the Florida Department of Education and ranked in the top four percent nationally by Newsweek Magazine. For families weighing where to put down roots in Central Florida, that combination of fiscal efficiency and educational quality is hard to find anywhere else in the region.

5. The Cross Seminole Trail

Running directly through the city, the Cross Seminole Trail connects Lake Mary to Wekiwa Springs State Park and the broader Seminole Wekiva Trail system, giving residents nearly 20 miles of continuous biking and walking routes through cypress groves and over wooden bridges. It's the kind of infrastructure investment that turns a commute into a daily outdoor ritual for the people who live here.