Living in Coleman, FL
Coleman is a tiny town of 705 people in Sumter County, Florida. It's about 4 miles from Wildwood, FL and 56 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $957 a month.
705people
$162kTypical home
$957/moRent
91° / 69°Summer / winter
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256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 705
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 314 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Orlando, FL
- 4 mi to Wildwood, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,020/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SFB airport
- 51 mi to SFB (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 234 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Florida districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumter County: R+38 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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