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Arcadia is a big small town of 7,707 people in DeSoto County, Florida. It's about 24 miles from North Port, FL and 64 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $956 a month.
7,707people
$178kTypical home
$956/moRent
91° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,707
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,732 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Tampa, FL
- 24 mi to North Port, FL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k)
- Low property crime (990 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PGD airport
- 44 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeSoto County: R+43 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk