Living in Country around Christmas, FL
Country around Christmas is a rural area of about 1,696 people in Orange County, Florida, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 19 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,696people
$299kTypical home
$1,775/moRent
90° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,696 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Orlando, FL
- 19 mi to Orlando, FL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,887/mo)
- Median rent $1,775/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 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
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,043 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MCO airport
- 22 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 876 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 266 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Florida districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.