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Alturas is a small town of 4,581 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Lakeland, FL and 47 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,581people
$166kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
93° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,581
- Part of a metro area
- About 85 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Orlando, FL
- 22 mi to Lakeland, FL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,046/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (854 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LAL airport
- 46 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 261 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+21 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk