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Crystal Lake is a big small town of 5,451 people in Polk County, Florida. It's about 4 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 $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,451people
$206kTypical home
$1,181/moRent
93° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,451
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,134 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Tampa, FL
- 4 mi to Lakeland, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,297/mo)
- Median rent $1,181/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 128 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 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LAL airport
- 39 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 402 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 86 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
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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