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Avon Park is a big small town of 10,057 people in Highlands County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Sebring, FL and 59 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $921 a month.
10,057people
$145kTypical home
$921/moRent
92° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,057
- Part of a metro area
- About 987 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Orlando, FL
- 9 mi to Sebring, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$912/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 73°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
- 110 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
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to LAL airport
- 59 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Highlands County: R+41 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