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Bartow is a small city of 20,438 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Lakeland, FL and 41 miles from Tampa, 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 $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,438people
$234kTypical home
$1,142/moRent
92° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
293Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,438
- Part of a metro area
- About 440 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Tampa, FL
- 14 mi to Lakeland, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,476/mo)
- Median rent $1,142/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 101 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
- About average violent crime (342 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,002 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to LAL airport
- 44 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 310 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 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)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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