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Living in Combee Settlement, FL

Combee Settlement is a big small town of 5,242 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 3 miles from Lakeland, FL and 36 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.

5,242people
$196kTypical home
$1,130/moRent
93° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
127Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 5,242
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,653 people per sq mi
  • 36 mi to Tampa, FL
  • 3 mi to Lakeland, FL
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $196k (≈$1,235/mo)
  • Median rent $1,130/mo
  • Median household income $40k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 93°F
  • Winter highs around 73°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
  • 278 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
  • 87 cloudy days a year
  • 19 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 127 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 31
  • 41% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 15% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 30 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 9 mi to LAL airport
  • 39 mi to TPA (major hub)
  • 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 59% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1974
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 164 ft
  • 33 mi to the ocean
  • 35 mi to a big lake
  • 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 94 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 416 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 50 bars within 25 mi
  • 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 22 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 10 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 24% of Florida districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 5 mi to the nearest vet
  • 5 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 2 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

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